What is 16.66666666666 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 16.66666666666% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=16.66666666666%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72=100%
2) x=16.66666666666%
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%/16.66666666666%
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 16.66666666666% of 72

72/x=100/16.66666666666
(72/x)*x=(100/16.66666666666)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72=6.0000000000024*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.0000000000024) to get x
72/6.0000000000024=x
11.999999999995=x
x=11.999999999995

now we have:
16.66666666666% of 72=11.999999999995