What is 11.429 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 11.429% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=11.429%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72=100%
2) x=11.429%
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%/11.429%
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 11.429% of 72

72/x=100/11.429
(72/x)*x=(100/11.429)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72=8.7496718873042*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (8.7496718873042) to get x
72/8.7496718873042=x
8.22888=x
x=8.22888

now we have:
11.429% of 72=8.22888