What is 75 percent less than 18? What is the formula used to calculate 75 percent less than 18? How can we calculate 75 percent less than 18?
Here we will show you the formula used to calculate 75 percent less than 18 (75% less than 18), and then we will calculate the answer to 75 percent less than 18 using our formula. We will also illustrate what 75 percent less than 18 looks like.
The formula used to calculate 75 percent less than 18, 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 75 for P and 18 for OV in our formula, we get the answer to 75 percent less than 18, as solved here:
PL = 18 - ((75 ÷ 100) × 18)
PL = 18 - (0.75 × 18)
PL = 18 - 13.5
PL = 4.5
75% less than 18 = 4.5
So, how does our formula work to calculate 75 percent less than 18? First, it takes 75 percent of 18, and then we subtract that result from 18 to get our final answer. We have provided an illustration below so you can better visualize 75 percent less than 18.
In our illustration above, the areas shaded in blue and red add up to 18, and the area shaded in red is 75 percent of 18. In other words, blue is 4.5, red is 13.5, and blue plus red is 18.
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