What is 2.39 percent of 2978 - 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 2978 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 2978 is 100%, so we can write it down as 2978=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.39% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.39%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2978=100%
2) x=2.39%
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:
2978/x=100%/2.39%
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 2.39% of 2978

2978/x=100/2.39
(2978/x)*x=(100/2.39)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2978=41.8410041841*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (41.8410041841) to get x
2978/41.8410041841=x
71.1742=x
x=71.1742

now we have:
2.39% of 2978=71.1742