What is 18 minus 8 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 18 minus 8 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 8 percent of 18 is, and then we deduct that amount from 18 to get the answer.

To get the 8 percent from any number such as 18, we multiply the number by 8 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 8 percent of 18, we do this:

(18 x 8)/100 = 1.44

Next, we simply subtract 1.44 from 18 like this:

18 - 1.44 = 16.56.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 18 minus 8 percent?" is as follows:

16.56

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