What is 6864 percent of 72000 - 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 72000 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 72000 is 100%, so we can write it down as 72000=100%.
4. We know, that x is 6864% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=6864%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72000=100%
2) x=6864%
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:
72000/x=100%/6864%
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 6864% of 72000

72000/x=100/6864
(72000/x)*x=(100/6864)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72000=0.014568764568765*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.014568764568765) to get x
72000/0.014568764568765=x
4942080=x
x=4942080

now we have:
6864% of 72000=4942080