What is 470 minus 60 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 470 minus 60 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 60 percent of 470 is, and then we deduct that amount from 470 to get the answer.

To get the 60 percent from any number such as 470, we multiply the number by 60 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 60 percent of 470, we do this:

(470 x 60)/100 = 282

Next, we simply subtract 282 from 470 like this:

470 - 282 = 188.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 470 minus 60 percent?" is as follows:

188

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