What is 20 percent less than 180? What is the formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 180? How can we calculate 20 percent less than 180?
Here we will show you the formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 180 (20% less than 180), and then we will calculate the answer to 20 percent less than 180 using our formula. We will also illustrate what 20 percent less than 180 looks like.
The formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 180, 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 180 for OV in our formula, we get the answer to 20 percent less than 180, as solved here:
PL = 180 - ((20 ÷ 100) × 180)
PL = 180 - (0.2 × 180)
PL = 180 - 36
PL = 144
20% less than 180 = 144
So, how does our formula work to calculate 20 percent less than 180? First, it takes 20 percent of 180, and then we subtract that result from 180 to get our final answer. We have provided an illustration below so you can better visualize 20 percent less than 180.
In our illustration above, the areas shaded in blue and red add up to 180, and the area shaded in red is 20 percent of 180. In other words, blue is 144, red is 36, and blue plus red is 180.
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