Percentage Calculator: What is 72 percent of 1.5? = 1.08

72 percent *1.5 =

(72:100)*1.5 =

(72*1.5):100 =

108:100 = 1.08

Now we have: 72 percent of 1.5 = 1.08

Question: What is 72 percent of 1.5?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 1.5.

Step 2: We represent the unknown value with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1 above,{1.5}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={72\%}.

Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:

{1.5}={100\%}(1).

{x}={72\%}(2).

Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both
equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{1.5}{x}=\frac{100\%}{72\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{1.5}=\frac{72}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {1.08}

Therefore, {72\%} of {1.5} is {1.08}

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Difference

1.5 percent *72 =

(1.5:100)*72 =

(1.5*72):100 =

108:100 = 1.08

Now we have: 1.5 percent of 72 = 1.08

Question: What is 1.5 percent of 72?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 72.

Step 2: We represent the unknown value with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1 above,{72}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={1.5\%}.

Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:

{72}={100\%}(1).

{x}={1.5\%}(2).

Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both
equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{72}{x}=\frac{100\%}{1.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{72}=\frac{1.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {1.08}

Therefore, {1.5\%} of {72} is {1.08}

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