What is 285 minus 40 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 285 minus 40 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 40 percent of 285 is, and then we deduct that amount from 285 to get the answer.

To get the 40 percent from any number such as 285, we multiply the number by 40 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 40 percent of 285, we do this:

(285 x 40)/100 = 114

Next, we simply subtract 114 from 285 like this:

285 - 114 = 171.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 285 minus 40 percent?" is as follows:

171

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