What is 254000 percent of 5 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 5 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 254000% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=254000%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 5=100%
2) x=254000%
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
5/x=100%/254000%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 254000% of 5

5/x=100/254000
(5/x)*x=(100/254000)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
5=0.00039370078740157*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.00039370078740157) to get x
5/0.00039370078740157=x
12700=x
x=12700

now we have:
254000% of 5=12700