What is 42 Percent of 60?
42% of 60 = 25.2
- Result
- 25.2
- Remaining
- 34.8
- 42% as decimal
- 0.42
- 60 + 42%
- 85.2
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: 42 ÷ 100 = 0.42
- Multiply: 0.42 × 60 = 25.2
- Check: Work backwards: 25.2 ÷ 60 × 100 = 42%.
Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 42/100 = part/60, so part = 42 × 60 ÷ 100 = 25.2. Both methods always give the same answer.
In a spreadsheet: =42%*60. 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
25.2 is the 42% share of 60. The remaining 58% is 34.8, and the two parts add back up to 60.
Discounts: 42% off an item priced $60 saves $25.2, so you pay $34.8.
Adding and taking away 42%
Increasing 60 by 42% gives 85.2 and decreasing it by 42% gives 34.8. These do not cancel out: raising 60 by 42% and then lowering the result by 42% ends at 49.416, because the second 42% is taken of a bigger number.
Related results
| 5% of 60 | 5% of 60 = 3 |
| 10% of 60 | 10% of 60 = 6 |
| 15% of 60 | 15% of 60 = 9 |
| 20% of 60 | 20% of 60 = 12 |
| 25% of 60 | 25% of 60 = 15 |
| 50% of 60 | 50% of 60 = 30 |
| 75% of 60 | 75% of 60 = 45 |
The other way round: 60% of 42
Practice
| 9% of 39 | Show answer9% of 39 = 3.51 |
| 32% of 80 | Show answer32% of 80 = 25.6 |
| 14% of 51 | Show answer14% of 51 = 7.14 |
| 14% of 23 | Show answer14% of 23 = 3.22 |
| 66% of 78 | Show answer66% of 78 = 51.48 |
| 22% of 95 | Show answer22% of 95 = 20.9 |
How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.
Questions
What is 42 Percent of 60?
42% of 60 is 25.2. Formula, steps and practice examples.
What is 42% off 60?
34.8. Taking 42% off leaves 58% of 60.
What is 60 plus 42%?
85.2. Adding 42% is the same as multiplying by 1.42.