What is 42 minus 56 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 42 minus 56 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 56 percent of 42 is, and then we deduct that amount from 42 to get the answer.

To get the 56 percent from any number such as 42, we multiply the number by 56 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 56 percent of 42, we do this:

(42 x 56)/100 = 23.52

Next, we simply subtract 23.52 from 42 like this:

42 - 23.52 = 18.48.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 42 minus 56 percent?" is as follows:

18.48

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