What is 48 Percent of 42?
48% of 42 = 20.16
- Result
- 20.16
- Remaining
- 21.84
- 48% as decimal
- 0.48
- 42 + 48%
- 62.16
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: 48 ÷ 100 = 0.48
- Multiply: 0.48 × 42 = 20.16
- Check: Work backwards: 20.16 ÷ 42 × 100 = 48%.
Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 48/100 = part/42, so part = 48 × 42 ÷ 100 = 20.16. Both methods always give the same answer.
In a spreadsheet: =48%*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
20.16 is the 48% share of 42. The remaining 52% is 21.84, and the two parts add back up to 42.
Discounts: 48% off an item priced $42 saves $20.16, so you pay $21.84.
Adding and taking away 48%
Increasing 42 by 48% gives 62.16 and decreasing it by 48% gives 21.84. These do not cancel out: raising 42 by 48% and then lowering the result by 48% ends at 32.3232, because the second 48% 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 48
Practice
| 10% of 78 | Show answer10% of 78 = 7.8 |
| 6% of 6 | Show answer6% of 6 = 0.36 |
| 45% of 5 | Show answer45% of 5 = 2.25 |
| 37% of 16 | Show answer37% of 16 = 5.92 |
| 36% of 6 | Show answer36% of 6 = 2.16 |
| 50% of 51 | Show answer50% of 51 = 25.5 |
How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.
Questions
What is 48 Percent of 42?
48% of 42 is 20.16. Formula, steps and practice examples.
What is 48% off 42?
21.84. Taking 48% off leaves 52% of 42.
What is 42 plus 48%?
62.16. Adding 48% is the same as multiplying by 1.48.