What is 2017 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 2017% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2017%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2.5=100%
2) x=2017%
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%/2017%
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 2017% of 2.5

2.5/x=100/2017
(2.5/x)*x=(100/2017)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2.5=0.049578582052553*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.049578582052553) to get x
2.5/0.049578582052553=x
50.425=x
x=50.425

now we have:
2017% of 2.5=50.425