Percentage Calculator: What is 42 percent of .17? = 0.07

42 percent *.17 =

(42:100)*.17 =

(42*.17):100 =

7.14:100 = 0.07

Now we have: 42 percent of .17 = 0.07

Question: What is 42 percent of .17?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is .17.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{.17}={100\%}.

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

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

{.17}={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{.17}{x}=\frac{100\%}{42\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{.17}=\frac{42}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.07}

Therefore, {42\%} of {.17} is {0.07}

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Difference

.17 percent *42 =

(.17:100)*42 =

(.17*42):100 =

7.14:100 = 0.07

Now we have: .17 percent of 42 = 0.07

Question: What is .17 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}={.17\%}.

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

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

{x}={.17\%}(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\%}{.17\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{42}=\frac{.17}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.07}

Therefore, {.17\%} of {42} is {0.07}

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