What is 1 Percent of 42?
1% of 42 = 0.42
- Result
- 0.42
- Remaining
- 41.58
- 1% as decimal
- 0.01
- 42 + 1%
- 42.42
Sumwise · Checked by Theo Abbott · Data: exact arithmetic; unit definitions from NIST SP 811 · Updated · How we check it
How to work it out
- Turn the percentage into a decimal: 1 ÷ 100 = 0.01
- Multiply: 0.01 × 42 = 0.42
- Check: Work backwards: 0.42 ÷ 42 × 100 = 1%.
Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 1/100 = part/42, so part = 1 × 42 ÷ 100 = 0.42. Both methods always give the same answer.
In a spreadsheet: =1%*42. Forgetting to divide the percentage by 100 makes the answer 100 times too big. Note that x% of y always equals y% of x.
What the result means
0.42 is the 1% share of 42. The remaining 99% is 41.58, and the two parts add back up to 42.
Discounts: 1% off an item priced $42 saves $0.42, so you pay $41.58.
Adding and taking away 1%
Increasing 42 by 1% gives 42.42 and decreasing it by 1% gives 41.58. These do not cancel out: raising 42 by 1% and then lowering the result by 1% ends at 41.9958, because the second 1% is taken of a bigger number.
Related results
| 5% of 42 | 5% of 42 = 2.1 |
| 10% of 42 | 10% of 42 = 4.2 |
| 15% of 42 | 15% of 42 = 6.3 |
| 20% of 42 | 20% of 42 = 8.4 |
| 25% of 42 | 25% of 42 = 10.5 |
| 50% of 42 | 50% of 42 = 21 |
| 75% of 42 | 75% of 42 = 31.5 |
The other way round: 42% of 1
Practice
| 1% of 16 | Show answer1% of 16 = 0.16 |
| 6% of 63 | Show answer6% of 63 = 3.78 |
| 18% of 5 | Show answer18% of 5 = 0.9 |
| 33% of 25 | Show answer33% of 25 = 8.25 |
| 23% of 94 | Show answer23% of 94 = 21.62 |
| 49% of 82 | Show answer49% of 82 = 40.18 |
How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.
Questions
What is 1 Percent of 42?
1% of 42 is 0.42. Formula, steps and practice examples.
What is 1% off 42?
41.58. Taking 1% off leaves 99% of 42.
What is 42 plus 1%?
42.42. Adding 1% is the same as multiplying by 1.01.