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Let's write the problem in algebraic form. Let's call the number we're looking for 'n'.

So

60% of n = 72

That's

60/100 X n = 72

Multiply both sides by 100

60 X n = 7200

And divide by 60

n = 7200/60 = 720/6 = 120

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