What is 16 percent of 742?
Answer: 118.72
Below you can find the procedure and formula used to arrive at the above answer.
Steps:
Lets assume 16 percent of 742 is X.
Therefore, we can also say, X = 16% of 742
16% can also be written as 16/100, because percent denotes a number per 100.
So, X = 16/100 × 742
Or, X = 0.16 × 742
So, X = 118.72
So, 16% of 742 is 118.72
(You may also first multiply 16 with 742, and then divide by 100 to find the answer, if that's easier for you.)
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Now that we have calculated the answer, lets verify it using the percentage formula.
Answer verification
Percentage = Value/Total Value × 100
LHS (Percentage) = 16
RHS = 118.72/742 × 100
Or, RHS = 0.16 × 100
So, RHS = 16
We can see that LHS = RHS, hence it's proved.