What is 878000 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 878000% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=878000%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2.5=100%
2) x=878000%
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%/878000%
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 878000% of 2.5

2.5/x=100/878000
(2.5/x)*x=(100/878000)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2.5=0.00011389521640091*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.00011389521640091) to get x
2.5/0.00011389521640091=x
21950=x
x=21950

now we have:
878000% of 2.5=21950