SOLUTION: what percent of 50 is 36? how do i solve this?

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Question 53558: what percent of 50 is 36?
how do i solve this?
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The equation is 50%2A%28x%2F100%29=36. Solving for x, we get x=72, which means that 36 is 72% of 50.