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What is 3 percent of 72?
Answer: 3% of 72 is 2.16.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 3 percent of 72? Here is a very simple step-by-step guide to find out.
Step 1: A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
\(3\%\) = \(3 \over 100 \) = \(0.03\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 72\)
• \(P\% = 3\%\) = \(3 \over 100 \) = \(0.03\)
\(Answer: 72 \cdot 3\%\) = \(72 \cdot 0.03\) = \(2.16\)
• \(X = 72\)
• \(P\% = 3\%\) = \(3 \over 100 \) = \(0.03\)
\(Answer: 72 \cdot 3\%\) = \(72 \cdot 0.03\) = \(2.16\)
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