Percentage Calculator: What is 42 percent of -400? = -168

42 percent *-400 =

(42:100)*-400 =

(42*-400):100 =

-16800:100 = -168

Now we have: 42 percent of -400 = -168

Question: What is 42 percent of -400?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is -400.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{-400}={100\%}.

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

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

{-400}={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{-400}{x}=\frac{100\%}{42\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{-400}=\frac{42}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {-168}

Therefore, {42\%} of {-400} is {-168}

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Difference

-400 percent *42 =

(-400:100)*42 =

(-400*42):100 =

-16800:100 = -168

Now we have: -400 percent of 42 = -168

Question: What is -400 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}={-400\%}.

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

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

{x}={-400\%}(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\%}{-400\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{42}=\frac{-400}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {-168}

Therefore, {-400\%} of {42} is {-168}

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