What is 42 minus 21 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 42 minus 21 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 21 percent of 42 is, and then we deduct that amount from 42 to get the answer.

To get the 21 percent from any number such as 42, we multiply the number by 21 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 21 percent of 42, we do this:

(42 x 21)/100 = 8.82

Next, we simply subtract 8.82 from 42 like this:

42 - 8.82 = 33.18.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 42 minus 21 percent?" is as follows:

33.18

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