What is 400 minus 85 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 400 minus 85 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 85 percent of 400 is, and then we deduct that amount from 400 to get the answer.

To get the 85 percent from any number such as 400, we multiply the number by 85 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 85 percent of 400, we do this:

(400 x 85)/100 = 340

Next, we simply subtract 340 from 400 like this:

400 - 340 = 60.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 400 minus 85 percent?" is as follows:

60

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