What is 47 minus 6 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 47 minus 6 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 6 percent of 47 is, and then we deduct that amount from 47 to get the answer.

To get the 6 percent from any number such as 47, we multiply the number by 6 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 6 percent of 47, we do this:

(47 x 6)/100 = 2.82

Next, we simply subtract 2.82 from 47 like this:

47 - 2.82 = 44.18.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 47 minus 6 percent?" is as follows:

44.18

Minus Percent Calculator
Need another answer? Enter another "What is a minus b percent?" problem below:

What is 48 minus 6 percent?
Go here for the next "What is a minus b percent?" problem on our list.