What is 47.8 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 47.8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=47.8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72=100%
2) x=47.8%
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%/47.8%
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 47.8% of 72

72/x=100/47.8
(72/x)*x=(100/47.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72=2.092050209205*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.092050209205) to get x
72/2.092050209205=x
34.416=x
x=34.416

now we have:
47.8% of 72=34.416