What is 285 minus 85 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 285 minus 85 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 85 percent of 285 is, and then we deduct that amount from 285 to get the answer.

To get the 85 percent from any number such as 285, we multiply the number by 85 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 85 percent of 285, we do this:

(285 x 85)/100 = 242.25

Next, we simply subtract 242.25 from 285 like this:

285 - 242.25 = 42.75.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 285 minus 85 percent?" is as follows:

42.75

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