How do I find the % of 42 to 72?

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Prof Guillemette
Feb 20, 2018

divide the first number by the second number

Explanation:

percent is literally "per 100". When you divide you are converting the fraction to a decimal. If you remember, the second place after the decimal is the hundreds place. Yeah! You now have a number you can convert to a percent.

two ways to finish:
1) multiply by 100%
2) move the decimal two places to the right and add the %

42/72 = .5933

.5833 * 100% = 58.33%

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