Question

72 boxes is 5% of how many boxes?

Answer 1

1440

Explanation:

"Percent" means "out of 100"

5 "percent" means 5 out of 100

`(5)/(100) =(72)/(x)`

We need to find the number that when multiplied by 5, equals 72.

72 / 5 = 14.4

Now, we need to multiply 100 by 14.4 to "scale" proportionately.

100 * 14.4 = 1440

We can check our work:

1440 * (0.05) = 72