3%of a = 42

Divide both sides of the equation by .03.
a/.03 = 42/.03

What answer do you get?

poop

I apologize if I didn't understand your question. If you were asking for the value of a in the equation 3% of a equals 42, then dividing both sides of the equation by 0.03 would help us solve for a.

By dividing both sides by 0.03, we get:

a/0.03 = 42/0.03

Simplifying the equation, we get:

a = 1400

Therefore, the value of a that satisfies the equation is 1400.