ANSWER:
2% of 500 is 10.
EXPLANATION:
Assume that the number 500 is 100%- because it’s the output.
Assume that X is the value we are looking for.
If 500 is 100% we write this as 500 = 100%
We know that x is 2% so we write this as x= 2%
Now we have two simple equations:
1) 500=100%
2) x=2%
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:
500/x=100%/2%
Now, we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.
Solution for what is 2% of 500
500/x=100/2
(500/x)*x=(100/2)*x - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
500=50*x - we divide both sides of the equation by (50) to get x
500/50=x
10=x
x=10
