To solve this problem, we need to take John's number of apples (72) to the second power and then divide the result by 53.965:
(72^2) / 53.965
= 5184 / 53.965
= 96.08 (rounded to two decimal places)
Therefore, if John has 72 apples and we take it to the second power and divide by 53.965, we get approximately 96.08