12 is 2% of what? How?

If you would like to know 2% of what is 12, you can calculate this using the following steps:

x ... a number

2% of x is 12

2% * x = 12

2/100 * x = 12 / * 100/2

x = 12 * 100/2

x = 12 * 50

x = 600

Result: 2% of 600 is 12.