What is 20 percent of 72.38 - 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 72.38 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 72.38 is 100%, so we can write it down as 72.38=100%.
4. We know, that x is 20% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=20%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72.38=100%
2) x=20%
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:
72.38/x=100%/20%
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 20% of 72.38

72.38/x=100/20
(72.38/x)*x=(100/20)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72.38=5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5) to get x
72.38/5=x
14.476=x
x=14.476

now we have:
20% of 72.38=14.476