What is 785 minus 20 percent?

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Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 785 minus 20 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 20 percent of 785 is, and then we deduct that amount from 785 to get the answer.

To get the 20 percent from any number such as 785, we multiply the number by 20 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 20 percent of 785, we do this:

(785 x 20)/100 = 157

Next, we simply subtract 157 from 785 like this:

785 - 157 = 628.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 785 minus 20 percent?" is as follows:

628

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