16% of what number is 72?

450

Step-by-step explanation: Well we know that 16% means 16/100 since a percent just means over 100, of means times, what number means x, is, means equals, and 72 means 72.

So we have 16/100 · X = 72.

Notice that 16/100 can be reduced to 4/25.

So rewriting our problem we have 4x/25 = 72

To get rid of the fraction,

we multiply both sides of the equation by 25 and we have 4x = 1800.

Dividing both sides by 4, x = 450.

answer: -8.2562234e+13