36 is 72% of what number?
To set this up, you would do...36=.72x, having x be your unknown number. Then, divide each side by .72 to get the variable by itself. 36/.72=xSimplify: 50=xYour answer is 50. Hope that helped!!! :)
We set up a proportion: 36/?= 72/100Cross multiply: 72?= 36100⇒ ?= 36*100/72= 5036 is 72% of 50.
