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What is 59 percent of 242?
Answer: 59% of 242 is 142.78.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 59 percent of 242? 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.
\(59\%\) = \(59 \over 100 \) = \(0.59\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 242\)
• \(P\% = 59\%\) = \(59 \over 100 \) = \(0.59\)
\(Answer: 242 \cdot 59\%\) = \(242 \cdot 0.59\) = \(142.78\)
• \(X = 242\)
• \(P\% = 59\%\) = \(59 \over 100 \) = \(0.59\)
\(Answer: 242 \cdot 59\%\) = \(242 \cdot 0.59\) = \(142.78\)
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