What is 0.00254 percent of 78795.95 - 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 78795.95 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 78795.95 is 100%, so we can write it down as 78795.95=100%.
4. We know, that x is 0.00254% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=0.00254%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 78795.95=100%
2) x=0.00254%
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:
78795.95/x=100%/0.00254%
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 0.00254% of 78795.95

78795.95/x=100/0.00254
(78795.95/x)*x=(100/0.00254)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
78795.95=39370.078740157*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (39370.078740157) to get x
78795.95/39370.078740157=x
2.00141713=x
x=2.00141713

now we have:
0.00254% of 78795.95=2.00141713