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What is 42 Percent of 40?

42% of 40 = 16.8

Result
16.8
Remaining
23.2
42% as decimal
0.42
40 + 42%
56.8

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 42 ÷ 100 = 0.42
  2. Multiply: 0.42 × 40 = 16.8
  3. Check: Work backwards: 16.8 ÷ 40 × 100 = 42%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 42/100 = part/40, so part = 42 × 40 ÷ 100 = 16.8. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =42%*40. 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

16.8 is the 42% share of 40. The remaining 58% is 23.2, and the two parts add back up to 40.

Discounts: 42% off an item priced $40 saves $16.8, so you pay $23.2.

Adding and taking away 42%

Increasing 40 by 42% gives 56.8 and decreasing it by 42% gives 23.2. These do not cancel out: raising 40 by 42% and then lowering the result by 42% ends at 32.944, because the second 42% is taken of a bigger number.

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The other way round: 40% of 42. 42% of 40 and 40% of 42 are always equal (both are 42 × 40 ÷ 100 = 16.8), 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 40?

42% of 40 is 16.8. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 42% off 40?

23.2. Taking 42% off leaves 58% of 40.

What is 40 plus 42%?

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