What is 40 minus 18 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 40 minus 18 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 18 percent of 40 is, and then we deduct that amount from 40 to get the answer.

To get the 18 percent from any number such as 40, we multiply the number by 18 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 18 percent of 40, we do this:

(40 x 18)/100 = 7.2

Next, we simply subtract 7.2 from 40 like this:

40 - 7.2 = 32.8.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 40 minus 18 percent?" is as follows:

32.8

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