Percentage Calculator: What is 42 percent of 1.5? = 0.63

42 percent *1.5 =

(42:100)*1.5 =

(42*1.5):100 =

63:100 = 0.63

Now we have: 42 percent of 1.5 = 0.63

Question: What is 42 percent of 1.5?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 1.5.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{1.5}={100\%}.

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

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

{1.5}={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{1.5}{x}=\frac{100\%}{42\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{1.5}=\frac{42}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.63}

Therefore, {42\%} of {1.5} is {0.63}

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Difference

1.5 percent *42 =

(1.5:100)*42 =

(1.5*42):100 =

63:100 = 0.63

Now we have: 1.5 percent of 42 = 0.63

Question: What is 1.5 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}={1.5\%}.

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

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

{x}={1.5\%}(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\%}{1.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{42}=\frac{1.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.63}

Therefore, {1.5\%} of {42} is {0.63}

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