2.5% of what number is 2?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-17T14:38:44

The answer is $80 .$ $80.$

So, to start out, you want to set these as fractions equal to each other. And because of the given, you know that:

$\frac{2.5}{100} = \frac{2}{x}$ $2.5/100 = 2/x$

When you cross multiply you get $2.5 x = 200$ $2.5x = 200$ .

Divide by $2.5$ $2.5$ on both sides, and you get that the answer is $80$ $80$ .

Answer 2 · 2018-05-17T14:40:02

$2.5 %$ $2.5%$ of $80$ $80$ is $2$ $2$

Write an equation to show what is stated,

$2.5 %$ $2.5%$ of $x$ $x$ is equal to $2$ $2$

$\frac{2.5}{100} \times x = 2 \leftarrow$ $2.5/100 xx x = 2" "larr$ now solve the equation.

$x = \frac{2 \times 100}{2.5}$ $x = (2xx100)/2.5$

$x = 80$ $x = 80$

Answer 3 · 2018-05-17T14:40:03

$80$ $80$

$\frac{80}{100} \cdot 2.5$ $80/100 * 2.5$

$= 80$ $= 80$