What is 16.86 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 16.86% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=16.86%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2.5=100%
2) x=16.86%
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%/16.86%
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 16.86% of 2.5

2.5/x=100/16.86
(2.5/x)*x=(100/16.86)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2.5=5.9311981020166*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.9311981020166) to get x
2.5/5.9311981020166=x
0.4215=x
x=0.4215

now we have:
16.86% of 2.5=0.4215