What is 90 minus 20 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 90 minus 20 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 20 percent of 90 is, and then we deduct that amount from 90 to get the answer.

To get the 20 percent from any number such as 90, we multiply the number by 20 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 20 percent of 90, we do this:

(90 x 20)/100 = 18

Next, we simply subtract 18 from 90 like this:

90 - 18 = 72.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 90 minus 20 percent?" is as follows:

72

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