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What is 285 percent of 42?
Answer: 285% of 42 is 119.7.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 285 percent of 42? Here is a very simple step-by-step guide to find out.
Step 1: A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
\(285\%\) = \(285 \over 100 \) = \(2.85\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 42\)
• \(P\% = 285\%\) = \(285 \over 100 \) = \(2.85\)
\(Answer: 42 \cdot 285\%\) = \(42 \cdot 2.85\) = \(119.7\)
• \(X = 42\)
• \(P\% = 285\%\) = \(285 \over 100 \) = \(2.85\)
\(Answer: 42 \cdot 285\%\) = \(42 \cdot 2.85\) = \(119.7\)
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