Calculate X percent of Y

42 percent of 87 is 36.54

What is 42 percent of 87?

Below is the mathematical calculations to find the x percetage of y.

42% *87

=(42/100) *87

=(42*87)/100

=(42*87)/100

=3654/100

=36.54

Steps to calculate 42 percent of 87.

Here are some additional steps to further clarify the calculation

  1. Step 1: Write down the percentage you want to calculate, such as 42%.
  2. Step 2: Divide the percentage by 100 to convert it to a decimal: 42/100 = 0.42.
  3. Step 3: Write down the value you want to find the percentage of, such as 87.
  4. Step 4: Multiply the decimal by the value: 0.42 x 87 = 36.54.
  5. Step 5: The result is the percentage you were looking for: 42% of 87 is 36.54.

So the full formula is:

x% of y = (x/100) * y where x is the percentage you want to calculate and y is the value you want to find the percentage of.

Python code to calculate 42 percent of 87.

1 2 3 4 x = 42 # Replace x with the desired percentage value y = 87# Replace y with the desired total value result = (x/100) * y print(result)

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