What is 40 minus 8 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 40 minus 8 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 8 percent of 40 is, and then we deduct that amount from 40 to get the answer.

To get the 8 percent from any number such as 40, we multiply the number by 8 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 8 percent of 40, we do this:

(40 x 8)/100 = 3.2

Next, we simply subtract 3.2 from 40 like this:

40 - 3.2 = 36.8.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 40 minus 8 percent?" is as follows:

36.8

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