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What is 70 Percent of 42?

70% of 42 = 29.4

Result
29.4
Remaining
12.6
70% as decimal
0.7
42 + 70%
71.4

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 70 ÷ 100 = 0.7
  2. Multiply: 0.7 × 42 = 29.4
  3. Check: Work backwards: 29.4 ÷ 42 × 100 = 70%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 70/100 = part/42, so part = 70 × 42 ÷ 100 = 29.4. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =70%*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

29.4 is the 70% share of 42. The remaining 30% is 12.6, and the two parts add back up to 42.

Discounts: 70% off an item priced $42 saves $29.4, so you pay $12.6.

Adding and taking away 70%

Increasing 42 by 70% gives 71.4 and decreasing it by 70% gives 12.6. These do not cancel out: raising 42 by 70% and then lowering the result by 70% ends at 21.42, because the second 70% is taken of a bigger number.

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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 70. 70% of 42 and 42% of 70 are always equal (both are 70 × 42 ÷ 100 = 29.4), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

Practice

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Questions

What is 70 Percent of 42?

70% of 42 is 29.4. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 70% off 42?

12.6. Taking 70% off leaves 30% of 42.

What is 42 plus 70%?

71.4. Adding 70% is the same as multiplying by 1.7.