What is 172 minus 25 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 172 minus 25 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 25 percent of 172 is, and then we deduct that amount from 172 to get the answer.

To get the 25 percent from any number such as 172, we multiply the number by 25 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 25 percent of 172, we do this:

(172 x 25)/100 = 43

Next, we simply subtract 43 from 172 like this:

172 - 43 = 129.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 172 minus 25 percent?" is as follows:

129

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