What is 20 percent less than 285? What is the formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 285? How can we calculate 20 percent less than 285?
Here we will show you the formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 285 (20% less than 285), and then we will calculate the answer to 20 percent less than 285 using our formula. We will also illustrate what 20 percent less than 285 looks like.
The formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 285, 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 285 for OV in our formula, we get the answer to 20 percent less than 285, as solved here:
PL = 285 - ((20 ÷ 100) × 285)
PL = 285 - (0.2 × 285)
PL = 285 - 57
PL = 228
20% less than 285 = 228
So, how does our formula work to calculate 20 percent less than 285? First, it takes 20 percent of 285, and then we subtract that result from 285 to get our final answer. We have provided an illustration below so you can better visualize 20 percent less than 285.
In our illustration above, the areas shaded in blue and red add up to 285, and the area shaded in red is 20 percent of 285. In other words, blue is 228, red is 57, and blue plus red is 285.
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