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18 is what percent of 72?: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step percentages video lesson with captions. Final answer: 25%.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.2 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Working with percentages
18 is what percent of 72?
2. Step by step
1. $\frac{18}{72} = 0.25$
  Divide the part by the whole
2. $0.25 \times 100 = 25\%$
  Multiply by 100 to convert to a percent
3. The answer
$25\%$
18 ÷ 72 × 100 = 25%
4. Check
- Check: 25% of 72 = 18

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: 18 is what percent of 72? Express a part as a percentage of a whole.

Step by step. Divide the part by the whole. Multiply by 100 to convert to a percent.

The answer. So the answer is 25 percent. 18 is 25 percent of 72.

Check. Check: 25 percent of 72 equals 18.

About percentages

Percent of a number, what percent one number is of another, the whole from a part, and percent change.

18 is what percent of 72?: Percentages Step-by-Step Lesson