What is 3.91 percent of 2.5 - 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 2.5 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 2.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 2.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3.91% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3.91%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2.5=100%
2) x=3.91%
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:
2.5/x=100%/3.91%
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 3.91% of 2.5

2.5/x=100/3.91
(2.5/x)*x=(100/3.91)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2.5=25.575447570332*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (25.575447570332) to get x
2.5/25.575447570332=x
0.09775=x
x=0.09775

now we have:
3.91% of 2.5=0.09775