Percentage Calculator: What is 42 percent of 1.7? = 0.714

42 percent *1.7 =

(42:100)*1.7 =

(42*1.7):100 =

71.4:100 = 0.714

Now we have: 42 percent of 1.7 = 0.714

Question: What is 42 percent of 1.7?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 1.7.

Step 2: We represent the unknown value with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1 above,{1.7}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={42\%}.

Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:

{1.7}={100\%}(1).

{x}={42\%}(2).

Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both
equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{1.7}{x}=\frac{100\%}{42\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{1.7}=\frac{42}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.714}

Therefore, {42\%} of {1.7} is {0.714}

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Difference

1.7 percent *42 =

(1.7:100)*42 =

(1.7*42):100 =

71.4:100 = 0.714

Now we have: 1.7 percent of 42 = 0.714

Question: What is 1.7 percent of 42?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 42.

Step 2: We represent the unknown value with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1 above,{42}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={1.7\%}.

Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:

{42}={100\%}(1).

{x}={1.7\%}(2).

Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both
equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{42}{x}=\frac{100\%}{1.7\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{42}=\frac{1.7}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.714}

Therefore, {1.7\%} of {42} is {0.714}

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