What is 5.18 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 5.18% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=5.18%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72=100%
2) x=5.18%
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%/5.18%
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 5.18% of 72

72/x=100/5.18
(72/x)*x=(100/5.18)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72=19.305019305019*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (19.305019305019) to get x
72/19.305019305019=x
3.7296=x
x=3.7296

now we have:
5.18% of 72=3.7296