What is 20 percent less than 470? What is the formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 470? How can we calculate 20 percent less than 470?
Here we will show you the formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 470 (20% less than 470), and then we will calculate the answer to 20 percent less than 470 using our formula. We will also illustrate what 20 percent less than 470 looks like.
The formula used to calculate 20 percent less than 470, 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 470 for OV in our formula, we get the answer to 20 percent less than 470, as solved here:
PL = 470 - ((20 ÷ 100) × 470)
PL = 470 - (0.2 × 470)
PL = 470 - 94
PL = 376
20% less than 470 = 376
So, how does our formula work to calculate 20 percent less than 470? First, it takes 20 percent of 470, and then we subtract that result from 470 to get our final answer. We have provided an illustration below so you can better visualize 20 percent less than 470.
In our illustration above, the areas shaded in blue and red add up to 470, and the area shaded in red is 20 percent of 470. In other words, blue is 376, red is 94, and blue plus red is 470.
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