Question

78% of what number is 42

Answer 1

Explanation:

If you take 78 percent of a number and get 42, then what is that number? In other words, you know that 78 percent of a number is 42 and you want to know what that initial number is.

To solve this problem you multiply 42 by 100 and then divide the total by 78 as follows: (42 x 100) / 78

When we put that into our calculator, we get the following answer:

53.85

Therefore, the answer to "42 is 78 percent of what number?" is 53.85, and you can also derive that 78 percent of 53.85 equals 42.

Answer 2

53.85

Explanation:

42 = 0.78x

solve for x by dividing each side by .78

x = 42/.78

x = 53.85

check your answer by multiplying 53.85*.78 to be sure it is 42.