Percentage Calculator: What is 42 percent of 21.4? = 8.988

42 percent *21.4 =

(42:100)*21.4 =

(42*21.4):100 =

898.8:100 = 8.988

Now we have: 42 percent of 21.4 = 8.988

Question: What is 42 percent of 21.4?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 21.4.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{21.4}={100\%}.

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

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

{21.4}={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{21.4}{x}=\frac{100\%}{42\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{21.4}=\frac{42}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {8.988}

Therefore, {42\%} of {21.4} is {8.988}

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Difference

21.4 percent *42 =

(21.4:100)*42 =

(21.4*42):100 =

898.8:100 = 8.988

Now we have: 21.4 percent of 42 = 8.988

Question: What is 21.4 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}={21.4\%}.

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

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

{x}={21.4\%}(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\%}{21.4\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{42}=\frac{21.4}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {8.988}

Therefore, {21.4\%} of {42} is {8.988}

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