Percentage Calculator: What is 72 percent of 40.? = 28.8

72 percent *40. =

(72:100)*40. =

(72*40.):100 =

2880:100 = 28.8

Now we have: 72 percent of 40. = 28.8

Question: What is 72 percent of 40.?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 40..

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{40.}={100\%}.

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

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

{40.}={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{40.}{x}=\frac{100\%}{72\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{40.}=\frac{72}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {28.8}

Therefore, {72\%} of {40.} is {28.8}

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Difference

40. percent *72 =

(40.:100)*72 =

(40.*72):100 =

2880:100 = 28.8

Now we have: 40. percent of 72 = 28.8

Question: What is 40. 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}={40.\%}.

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

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

{x}={40.\%}(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\%}{40.\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{72}=\frac{40.}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {28.8}

Therefore, {40.\%} of {72} is {28.8}

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