To find out what percentage 17 is of 42, you can use the following formula:
Percentage = (Part / Whole) × 100
In this case, the ‘Part’ is 17 and the ‘Whole’ is 42. Plugging the numbers into the formula gives:
Percentage = (17 / 42) × 100
Calculating the division first:
17 ÷ 42 ≈ 0.40476
Now multiply by 100 to convert it to a percentage:
0.40476 × 100 ≈ 40.48
Therefore, 17 is approximately 40.48% of 42.