Percentage Calculator: What is 42 percent of 0.50? = 0.21

42 percent *0.50 =

(42:100)*0.50 =

(42*0.50):100 =

21:100 = 0.21

Now we have: 42 percent of 0.50 = 0.21

Question: What is 42 percent of 0.50?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 0.50.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{0.50}={100\%}.

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

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

{0.50}={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{0.50}{x}=\frac{100\%}{42\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{0.50}=\frac{42}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.21}

Therefore, {42\%} of {0.50} is {0.21}

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Difference

0.50 percent *42 =

(0.50:100)*42 =

(0.50*42):100 =

21:100 = 0.21

Now we have: 0.50 percent of 42 = 0.21

Question: What is 0.50 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}={0.50\%}.

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

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

{x}={0.50\%}(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\%}{0.50\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{42}=\frac{0.50}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.21}

Therefore, {0.50\%} of {42} is {0.21}

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