Percentage Calculator: What is 42 percent of 40.? = 16.8

42 percent *40. =

(42:100)*40. =

(42*40.):100 =

1680:100 = 16.8

Now we have: 42 percent of 40. = 16.8

Question: What is 42 percent of 40.?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 40..

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{40.}={100\%}.

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

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

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

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{40.}=\frac{42}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {16.8}

Therefore, {42\%} of {40.} is {16.8}

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Difference

40. percent *42 =

(40.:100)*42 =

(40.*42):100 =

1680:100 = 16.8

Now we have: 40. percent of 42 = 16.8

Question: What is 40. 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}={40.\%}.

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

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

{x}={40.\%}(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\%}{40.\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{42}=\frac{40.}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {16.8}

Therefore, {40.\%} of {42} is {16.8}

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