What is 7.76 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 7.76% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=7.76%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72=100%
2) x=7.76%
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%/7.76%
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 7.76% of 72

72/x=100/7.76
(72/x)*x=(100/7.76)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72=12.886597938144*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (12.886597938144) to get x
72/12.886597938144=x
5.5872=x
x=5.5872

now we have:
7.76% of 72=5.5872