What is 83 minus 50 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 83 minus 50 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 50 percent of 83 is, and then we deduct that amount from 83 to get the answer.

To get the 50 percent from any number such as 83, we multiply the number by 50 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 50 percent of 83, we do this:

(83 x 50)/100 = 41.5

Next, we simply subtract 41.5 from 83 like this:

83 - 41.5 = 41.5.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 83 minus 50 percent?" is as follows:

41.5

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