What is 315 minus 40 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 315 minus 40 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 40 percent of 315 is, and then we deduct that amount from 315 to get the answer.

To get the 40 percent from any number such as 315, we multiply the number by 40 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 40 percent of 315, we do this:

(315 x 40)/100 = 126

Next, we simply subtract 126 from 315 like this:

315 - 126 = 189.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 315 minus 40 percent?" is as follows:

189

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