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What is 74 Percent of 42?

74% of 42 = 31.08

Result
31.08
Remaining
10.92
74% as decimal
0.74
42 + 74%
73.08

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 74 ÷ 100 = 0.74
  2. Multiply: 0.74 × 42 = 31.08
  3. Check: Work backwards: 31.08 ÷ 42 × 100 = 74%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 74/100 = part/42, so part = 74 × 42 ÷ 100 = 31.08. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =74%*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

31.08 is the 74% share of 42. The remaining 26% is 10.92, and the two parts add back up to 42.

Discounts: 74% off an item priced $42 saves $31.08, so you pay $10.92.

Adding and taking away 74%

Increasing 42 by 74% gives 73.08 and decreasing it by 74% gives 10.92. These do not cancel out: raising 42 by 74% and then lowering the result by 74% ends at 19.0008, because the second 74% is taken of a bigger number.

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75% of 42

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The other way round: 42% of 74. 74% of 42 and 42% of 74 are always equal (both are 74 × 42 ÷ 100 = 31.08), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

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Questions

What is 74 Percent of 42?

74% of 42 is 31.08. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 74% off 42?

10.92. Taking 74% off leaves 26% of 42.

What is 42 plus 74%?

73.08. Adding 74% is the same as multiplying by 1.74.