What is 70 minus 60 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 70 minus 60 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 60 percent of 70 is, and then we deduct that amount from 70 to get the answer.

To get the 60 percent from any number such as 70, we multiply the number by 60 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 60 percent of 70, we do this:

(70 x 60)/100 = 42

Next, we simply subtract 42 from 70 like this:

70 - 42 = 28.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 70 minus 60 percent?" is as follows:

28

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