What is 40 minus 3 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 40 minus 3 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 3 percent of 40 is, and then we deduct that amount from 40 to get the answer.

To get the 3 percent from any number such as 40, we multiply the number by 3 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 3 percent of 40, we do this:

(40 x 3)/100 = 1.2

Next, we simply subtract 1.2 from 40 like this:

40 - 1.2 = 38.8.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 40 minus 3 percent?" is as follows:

38.8

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