What is 438 minus 42 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 438 minus 42 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 42 percent of 438 is, and then we deduct that amount from 438 to get the answer.

To get the 42 percent from any number such as 438, we multiply the number by 42 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 42 percent of 438, we do this:

(438 x 42)/100 = 183.96

Next, we simply subtract 183.96 from 438 like this:

438 - 183.96 = 254.04.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 438 minus 42 percent?" is as follows:

254.04

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