What is 86 minus 42 percent?

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Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 86 minus 42 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 42 percent of 86 is, and then we deduct that amount from 86 to get the answer.

To get the 42 percent from any number such as 86, we multiply the number by 42 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 42 percent of 86, we do this:

(86 x 42)/100 = 36.12

Next, we simply subtract 36.12 from 86 like this:

86 - 36.12 = 49.88.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 86 minus 42 percent?" is as follows:

49.88

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