Percentage Calculator: What is 40 percent of 74.2? = 29.68

40 percent *74.2 =

(40:100)*74.2 =

(40*74.2):100 =

2968:100 = 29.68

Now we have: 40 percent of 74.2 = 29.68

Question: What is 40 percent of 74.2?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 74.2.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{74.2}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={40\%}.

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

{74.2}={100\%}(1).

{x}={40\%}(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{74.2}{x}=\frac{100\%}{40\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{74.2}=\frac{40}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {29.68}

Therefore, {40\%} of {74.2} is {29.68}

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Difference

74.2 percent *40 =

(74.2:100)*40 =

(74.2*40):100 =

2968:100 = 29.68

Now we have: 74.2 percent of 40 = 29.68

Question: What is 74.2 percent of 40?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 40.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{40}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={74.2\%}.

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

{40}={100\%}(1).

{x}={74.2\%}(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{40}{x}=\frac{100\%}{74.2\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{40}=\frac{74.2}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {29.68}

Therefore, {74.2\%} of {40} is {29.68}

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