What is 170 minus 12 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 170 minus 12 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 12 percent of 170 is, and then we deduct that amount from 170 to get the answer.

To get the 12 percent from any number such as 170, we multiply the number by 12 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 12 percent of 170, we do this:

(170 x 12)/100 = 20.4

Next, we simply subtract 20.4 from 170 like this:

170 - 20.4 = 149.6.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 170 minus 12 percent?" is as follows:

149.6

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