What is 700 minus 40 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 700 minus 40 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 40 percent of 700 is, and then we deduct that amount from 700 to get the answer.

To get the 40 percent from any number such as 700, we multiply the number by 40 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 40 percent of 700, we do this:

(700 x 40)/100 = 280

Next, we simply subtract 280 from 700 like this:

700 - 280 = 420.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 700 minus 40 percent?" is as follows:

420

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