What is 104.1 percent of 72 - 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 72 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 72 is 100%, so we can write it down as 72=100%.
4. We know, that x is 104.1% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=104.1%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72=100%
2) x=104.1%
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:
72/x=100%/104.1%
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 104.1% of 72

72/x=100/104.1
(72/x)*x=(100/104.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72=0.96061479346782*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.96061479346782) to get x
72/0.96061479346782=x
74.952=x
x=74.952

now we have:
104.1% of 72=74.952