42/74 as a percent

What percentage is 42 out of 74?

Answer: 42 out of 74 as a percentage is 56.76%

(Fifty-six percent)

42 is 56.76 percent out of 74

Explanation of 42/74 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 74 is 42 you have to divide 42 by 74 and then multiply the result by 100.

Here is the complete solution:

(42 ÷ 74) × 100

=

0.5676 × 100

=

56.76%

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

42
/
74
=
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 74:

100 ÷ 74 = 1.351

Now we can multiply our numerator 42 by this multiplier:

42 × 1.351 = 56.76 %

so

42
/
74
=
56.76
/
100
= 56.76%

There is also another approach - you can first multiply numerator 42 by 100 and then divide result by denominator 74 :

(42 × 100) ÷ 74

=

4200 ÷ 74

=

56.76%

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29 out of 7439.19%
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45.95%
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36 out of 7448.65%
50%
51.35%
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54.05%
41 out of 7455.41%
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43 out of 7458.11%
44 out of 7459.46%
45 out of 7460.81%
46 out of 7462.16%
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FAQ

What percentage is 42 out of 74?

42 out of 74 as a percentage is 56.76%

42 is what percent of 74?

42 is 56.76% of 74