What is 242 minus 9 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 242 minus 9 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 9 percent of 242 is, and then we deduct that amount from 242 to get the answer.

To get the 9 percent from any number such as 242, we multiply the number by 9 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 9 percent of 242, we do this:

(242 x 9)/100 = 21.78

Next, we simply subtract 21.78 from 242 like this:

242 - 21.78 = 220.22.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 242 minus 9 percent?" is as follows:

220.22

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