What is 4 percent more than 42? What is the formula used to calculate 4 percent more than 42? How can we calculate 4 percent more than 42?
Here we will show you the formula used to calculate 4 percent more than 42 (4% more than 42), and then we will calculate the answer to 4 percent more than 42 using our formula. We will also illustrate what 4 percent more than 42 looks like.
The formula used to calculate 4 percent more than 42, as well as other percent more than problems, can be seen below:
PM = ((P ÷ 100) × OV) + OV
PM (Percent More) is the answer we want, P (%) is the percent, and OV (Original Value) is the starting value. Therefore, when we substitute 4 for P and 42 for OV in our formula, we get the answer to 4 percent more than 42, as solved here:
PM = ((4 ÷ 100) × 42) + 42
PM = (0.04 × 42) + 42
PM = 1.68 + 42
PM = 43.68
4% more than 42 = 43.68
So, how does our formula work to calculate 4 percent more than 42? First, it takes 4 percent of 42, and then it adds that result to 42 to get our final answer. Below we have provided an illustration so you can better visualize 4 percent more than 42.
In our illustration above, the area shaded in blue is 42, and the area shaded in red is 4 percent of 42. Therefore, the blue area and the red area together represent 4 percent more than 42. In other words, blue is 42, red is 1.68, and blue plus red is 43.68.
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