Percentage Calculator: What is 42 percent of 15.? = 6.3

42 percent *15. =

(42:100)*15. =

(42*15.):100 =

630:100 = 6.3

Now we have: 42 percent of 15. = 6.3

Question: What is 42 percent of 15.?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 15..

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{15.}={100\%}.

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

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

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

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{15.}=\frac{42}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {6.3}

Therefore, {42\%} of {15.} is {6.3}

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Difference

15. percent *42 =

(15.:100)*42 =

(15.*42):100 =

630:100 = 6.3

Now we have: 15. percent of 42 = 6.3

Question: What is 15. 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}={15.\%}.

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

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

{x}={15.\%}(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\%}{15.\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{42}=\frac{15.}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {6.3}

Therefore, {15.\%} of {42} is {6.3}

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