Calculate X percent of Y

85 percent of 72 is 61.20

What is 85 percent of 72?

Below is the mathematical calculations to find the x percetage of y.

85% *72

=(85/100) *72

=(85*72)/100

=(85*72)/100

=6120/100

=61.2

Steps to calculate 85 percent of 72.

Here are some additional steps to further clarify the calculation

  1. Step 1: Write down the percentage you want to calculate, such as 85%.
  2. Step 2: Divide the percentage by 100 to convert it to a decimal: 85/100 = 0.85.
  3. Step 3: Write down the value you want to find the percentage of, such as 72.
  4. Step 4: Multiply the decimal by the value: 0.85 x 72 = 61.199999999999996.
  5. Step 5: The result is the percentage you were looking for: 85% of 72 is 61.199999999999996.

So the full formula is:

x% of y = (x/100) * y where x is the percentage you want to calculate and y is the value you want to find the percentage of.

Python code to calculate 85 percent of 72.

1 2 3 4 x = 85 # Replace x with the desired percentage value y = 72# Replace y with the desired total value result = (x/100) * y print(result)

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