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First you must find the percentage of the number and then subtract it.

For example: 36 less 25%

25% of 36 = 0.25 * 36 = 9

36 - 9 = 27

So 36 less 25% is 27.

To reduce a percentage to a decimal you just need to divide it by 100.

50% = 0.5 , 25% = 0.25 (as above), 21% = 0.21

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