What is 42 over 80 as a percent?

Answer 1

42 over 80 means 42 parts per 80. Percent means parts per 100. So, we need to convert the parts per 80 to parts per 100. Since 1.25 times 80 is 100, we can do this by multiplying the parts per 80 by 1.25.

1.25 times 42 is 52.5. Therefore, 42 over 80 equals 52.5 percent.