What is 290 minus 60 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 290 minus 60 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 60 percent of 290 is, and then we deduct that amount from 290 to get the answer.

To get the 60 percent from any number such as 290, we multiply the number by 60 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 60 percent of 290, we do this:

(290 x 60)/100 = 174

Next, we simply subtract 174 from 290 like this:

290 - 174 = 116.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 290 minus 60 percent?" is as follows:

116

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