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Calculation of What percent of 50 is 42:

(42 / 50) * 100 =

0.84 * 100 =

84%

Now we have the answer: 84 percent of 50 is 42.

Mathematical Notation: (42 / 50) * 100 = 0.84 * 100 = 84%

Formula we can use to solve our problem:

Formula: (Y/X) × 100

Let's use the example of "What percent of 50 is 42" to understand the calculation:

= 42/50 × 100 = 84%

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Solution for "What percent of 50 is 42" with Step-by-step guide:

Step 1: Define the unknown percentage
Let 'P' be the unknown percentage we are trying to find.

Step 2: Set up the equation
To calculate the percentage, we set up the equation:
P percent * 50 = 42

Step 3: Isolate the unknown percentage
Now, isolate P on one side of the equation. To do that, divide both sides of the equation by 50:
P = 42 / 50

Step 4: Perform the division
Calculate the result of the division:
P = 0.84

Step 5: Convert the decimal to a percentage
To express the result as a percentage, multiply the decimal by 100:
P = 0.84 * 100

Step 6: Calculate the final result by performing the multiplication
⇒ P = 84%

Therefore, 42 is 84 percent of 50.

I hope explanation above helps you understand how to calculate what percent of 50 is 42

Written by: Dr. Mohammad Monir Uddin

Associate Professor, Ph.D. (in Mathematics), M.Sc. (in Applied Mathematics)

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If you want to use a calculator to find what percent of 50 is 42, just enter 42 ÷ 50 × 100 and you will get your answer which is 84

Frequently Asked Questions on What is 50 percent of 42

What percent of 50 is 42?

84 percent is 50 of 42.

How to calculate what percent of 50 is 42?

(42 / 50) * 100 = 0.84 * 100 = 84%

42 is what percent of 50?

84%

Sample questions and answers

Question: At a high school 50 percent of seniors went on a mission trip. There were 42 seniors. How many seniors went on the trip?

Answer: 84 seniors went on the trip.

Question: 50 percent of the children in kindergarten like Thomas the Train. If there are 42 kids in kindergarten, how many of them like Thomas?

Answer: 84 kids like Thomas the Train.

Question: Your uncle had 50 shares of his own company a few years earlier, and now he has 42 of them. What percent of the shares of his company he has now?

Answer: He has 84 percent of shares of his company now.

How To: The key words in this problem are "What Percent" because they let us know that it's the Percent that is missing. So the two numbers that it gives us must be the "Total" and the "Part" we have.

Part/Total = Percent

In this case, it's the Total that our uncle owned. So we put 50 on the bottom of the fraction and 42 on top. Now we're ready to figure out the part we don't know; the Percent.

42/50 = Percent

To find the percent, all we need to do is convert the fraction into its percent form by multiplying both top and bottom part by 100 and here is the way to figure out what the Percent is:

42/50 × 100/100 = 84/100

84 = Percent

And that means he has 84 percent of the shares of his company now.

What percent of 50 is 42?

Answer: 84 percent. We can also say that 84% of 50 is 42.