What number is 5 more than 72?

Here we will explain and answer this question: "What is 5 more than 72?"

For you to better understand the question, other ways of saying 5 more than 72 include: 5 on top of 72, 5 beyond 72, and 5 together with 72.

Imagine that you have 72 of something and then you get 5 more. Then you have 5 more than 72.

Therefore, 5 more than 72 is the same as 5 added to 72. Consequently, the answer to 5 more than 72 is calculated as follows:

5 + 72 = 77

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