What is 50.6 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 50.6% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=50.6%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72=100%
2) x=50.6%
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%/50.6%
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 50.6% of 72

72/x=100/50.6
(72/x)*x=(100/50.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72=1.9762845849802*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.9762845849802) to get x
72/1.9762845849802=x
36.432=x
x=36.432

now we have:
50.6% of 72=36.432