24% of a number is 72. What is the number?
Correct answer: D. 300
If 24% is 72, then 1% is 72 ÷ 24 = 3, and 100% is 300. Check: 24% of 300 = 72. This "find the whole" pattern appears often in word problems.
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The correct answer is D. 300
If 24% is 72, then 1% is 72 ÷ 24 = 3, and 100% is 300. Check: 24% of 300 = 72. This "find the whole" pattern appears often in word problems.
Topic: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages MCQs · Subject: Numerical Ability