What is 216 minus 20 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 216 minus 20 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 20 percent of 216 is, and then we deduct that amount from 216 to get the answer.

To get the 20 percent from any number such as 216, we multiply the number by 20 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 20 percent of 216, we do this:

(216 x 20)/100 = 43.2

Next, we simply subtract 43.2 from 216 like this:

216 - 43.2 = 172.8.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 216 minus 20 percent?" is as follows:

172.8

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