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72 is 40% of what number

72 is 40% of what number
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72 is 40% of what number

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Write it into a proportion:
40/100=72/x

Cross multiply:
40x=7200

x=180

Hoped this helped.

~Bob Ross®
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User Cully
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40/100=0.4 and 72/0.4=180
so the answer is 180
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