Percentage Calculator: What is 42 percent of 1.72? = 0.7224

42 percent *1.72 =

(42:100)*1.72 =

(42*1.72):100 =

72.24:100 = 0.7224

Now we have: 42 percent of 1.72 = 0.7224

Question: What is 42 percent of 1.72?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 1.72.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{1.72}={100\%}.

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

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

{1.72}={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{1.72}{x}=\frac{100\%}{42\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{1.72}=\frac{42}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.7224}

Therefore, {42\%} of {1.72} is {0.7224}

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Difference

1.72 percent *42 =

(1.72:100)*42 =

(1.72*42):100 =

72.24:100 = 0.7224

Now we have: 1.72 percent of 42 = 0.7224

Question: What is 1.72 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}={1.72\%}.

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

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

{x}={1.72\%}(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\%}{1.72\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{42}=\frac{1.72}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.7224}

Therefore, {1.72\%} of {42} is {0.7224}

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