The number 96 is equivalent to the 100%. So we can state the following rule of three:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 96\text{ ------ 100 \%} \\ x\text{ -------- 75 \%} \end{gathered}[/tex]By cross-multiplying these numbers, we have
[tex]\text{ (100\%)}\times x=(96)\times\text{ (75 \%)}[/tex]So, x is given by
[tex]\begin{gathered} x=\frac{(96)\times\text{ (75 \%)}}{\text{ 100\%}} \\ x=72 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the answer is 72
