What is 85 minus 50 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 85 minus 50 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 50 percent of 85 is, and then we deduct that amount from 85 to get the answer.

To get the 50 percent from any number such as 85, we multiply the number by 50 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 50 percent of 85, we do this:

(85 x 50)/100 = 42.5

Next, we simply subtract 42.5 from 85 like this:

85 - 42.5 = 42.5.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 85 minus 50 percent?" is as follows:

42.5

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