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What is 35 Percent of 42?

35% of 42 = 14.7

Result
14.7
Remaining
27.3
35% as decimal
0.35
42 + 35%
56.7

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 35 ÷ 100 = 0.35
  2. Multiply: 0.35 × 42 = 14.7
  3. Check: Work backwards: 14.7 ÷ 42 × 100 = 35%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 35/100 = part/42, so part = 35 × 42 ÷ 100 = 14.7. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =35%*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

14.7 is the 35% share of 42. The remaining 65% is 27.3, and the two parts add back up to 42.

Discounts: 35% off an item priced $42 saves $14.7, so you pay $27.3.

Adding and taking away 35%

Increasing 42 by 35% gives 56.7 and decreasing it by 35% gives 27.3. These do not cancel out: raising 42 by 35% and then lowering the result by 35% ends at 36.855, because the second 35% is taken of a bigger number.

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The other way round: 42% of 35. 35% of 42 and 42% of 35 are always equal (both are 35 × 42 ÷ 100 = 14.7), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

Practice

7% of 75
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7% of 75 = 5.25

7% of 32
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7% of 32 = 2.24

41% of 46
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41% of 46 = 18.86

63% of 83
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63% of 83 = 52.29

74% of 72
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36% of 89
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Questions

What is 35 Percent of 42?

35% of 42 is 14.7. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 35% off 42?

27.3. Taking 35% off leaves 65% of 42.

What is 42 plus 35%?

56.7. Adding 35% is the same as multiplying by 1.35.