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What is 42 Percent of 12?

42% of 12 = 5.04

Result
5.04
Remaining
6.96
42% as decimal
0.42
12 + 42%
17.04

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 42 ÷ 100 = 0.42
  2. Multiply: 0.42 × 12 = 5.04
  3. Check: Work backwards: 5.04 ÷ 12 × 100 = 42%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 42/100 = part/12, so part = 42 × 12 ÷ 100 = 5.04. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =42%*12. 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

5.04 is the 42% share of 12. The remaining 58% is 6.96, and the two parts add back up to 12.

Discounts: 42% off an item priced $12 saves $5.04, so you pay $6.96.

Adding and taking away 42%

Increasing 12 by 42% gives 17.04 and decreasing it by 42% gives 6.96. These do not cancel out: raising 12 by 42% and then lowering the result by 42% ends at 9.8832, because the second 42% is taken of a bigger number.

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The other way round: 12% of 42. 42% of 12 and 12% of 42 are always equal (both are 42 × 12 ÷ 100 = 5.04), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

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Questions

What is 42 Percent of 12?

42% of 12 is 5.04. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 42% off 12?

6.96. Taking 42% off leaves 58% of 12.

What is 12 plus 42%?

17.04. Adding 42% is the same as multiplying by 1.42.