What is 42 minus 89 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 42 minus 89 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 89 percent of 42 is, and then we deduct that amount from 42 to get the answer.

To get the 89 percent from any number such as 42, we multiply the number by 89 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 89 percent of 42, we do this:

(42 x 89)/100 = 37.38

Next, we simply subtract 37.38 from 42 like this:

42 - 37.38 = 4.62.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 42 minus 89 percent?" is as follows:

4.62

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