42/59 as a percent

What percentage is 42 out of 59?

Answer: 42 out of 59 as a percentage is 71.19%

(Seventy-one percent)

42 is 71.19 percent out of 59

Explanation of 42/59 Fraction to Percent Conversion

Fraction to Percentage Conversion Formula: % = (Number1 ÷ Number2) × 100

According to 'Fraction to Percentage' conversion formula if you want to know what percent of 59 is 42 you have to divide 42 by 59 and then multiply the result by 100.

Here is the complete solution:

(42 ÷ 59) × 100

=

0.7119 × 100

=

71.19%

To make it easier to calculate, you may write it as an equation:

42
/
59
=
X
/
100

We need to adjust the fraction to the target denominator 100. To find the required multiplier we need to divide 100 by the denominator 59:

100 ÷ 59 = 1.695

Now we can multiply our numerator 42 by this multiplier:

42 × 1.695 = 71.19 %

so

42
/
59
=
71.19
/
100
= 71.19%

There is also another approach - you can first multiply numerator 42 by 100 and then divide result by denominator 59 :

(42 × 100) ÷ 59

=

4200 ÷ 59

=

71.19%

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39 out of 5966.1%
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76.27%
77.97%
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FAQ

What percentage is 42 out of 59?

42 out of 59 as a percentage is 71.19%

42 is what percent of 59?

42 is 71.19% of 59