What is 217 minus 20 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 217 minus 20 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 20 percent of 217 is, and then we deduct that amount from 217 to get the answer.

To get the 20 percent from any number such as 217, we multiply the number by 20 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 20 percent of 217, we do this:

(217 x 20)/100 = 43.4

Next, we simply subtract 43.4 from 217 like this:

217 - 43.4 = 173.6.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 217 minus 20 percent?" is as follows:

173.6

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