What is 20 percent less than 172? What is the formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 172? How can we calculate 20 percent less than 172?
Here we will show you the formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 172 (20% less than 172), and then we will calculate the answer to 20 percent less than 172 using our formula. We will also illustrate what 20 percent less than 172 looks like.
The formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 172, as well as other percent less than problems, can be seen below:
PL = OV - ((P ÷ 100) × OV)
PL (Percent Less) is the answer we want, P (%) is the percent, and OV (Original Value) is the starting value. Therefore, when we substitute 20 for P and 172 for OV in our formula, we get the answer to 20 percent less than 172, as solved here:
PL = 172 - ((20 ÷ 100) × 172)
PL = 172 - (0.2 × 172)
PL = 172 - 34.4
PL = 137.6
20% less than 172 = 137.6
So, how does our formula work to calculate 20 percent less than 172? First, it takes 20 percent of 172, and then we subtract that result from 172 to get our final answer. We have provided an illustration below so you can better visualize 20 percent less than 172.
In our illustration above, the areas shaded in blue and red add up to 172, and the area shaded in red is 20 percent of 172. In other words, blue is 137.6, red is 34.4, and blue plus red is 172.
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