Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: The number has received considerable attention in popular culture because of its appearance in The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy , as the `` Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life , the Universe , and Everything '' .
Simplified: 42 is the `` Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life , the Universe , and Everything '' in the The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy books .