What is 78.2 percent of 2 - 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 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 is 100%, so we can write it down as 2=100%.
4. We know, that x is 78.2% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=78.2%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2=100%
2) x=78.2%
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/x=100%/78.2%
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 78.2% of 2

2/x=100/78.2
(2/x)*x=(100/78.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2=1.2787723785166*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2787723785166) to get x
2/1.2787723785166=x
1.564=x
x=1.564

now we have:
78.2% of 2=1.564