What is 255 minus 85 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 255 minus 85 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 85 percent of 255 is, and then we deduct that amount from 255 to get the answer.

To get the 85 percent from any number such as 255, we multiply the number by 85 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 85 percent of 255, we do this:

(255 x 85)/100 = 216.75

Next, we simply subtract 216.75 from 255 like this:

255 - 216.75 = 38.25.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 255 minus 85 percent?" is as follows:

38.25

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