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You have to turn the percentage into a decimal.

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Q: How do you subtract a percent from a whole number?
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How do you subtract 25 percent percent from a number?

Multiply the number by 0.75


How to subtract a fraction from a whole number?

Change the whole number into an improper fraction with the same denominator as the fraction and then subtract accordingly


How to subtract a mixed number from a whole number?

You convert the mixed numeral into an improper fraction. Now subtract the improper fraction from the whole number by putting the whole number over 1.


Can you subtract a radical number from a whole number?

yes


What percent expresses a 5 percent decrease in the original whole?

95% You simply subtract the decrease from the original 100%.


How do your borrow from a whole number when subtracting fractions?

A mixed number has a whole number and a fraction. A fraction is a number that is less than whole and that has a denominator underneath a numerator. To add or subtract mixed numbers, add or subtract the fractions, then add or subtract the whole numbers. If the fraction portion of a mixed number, such as 2 5/6, is more than the fraction portion of the mixed number you're trying to subtract from, such as 3 1/6, you must borrow from the whole number of the mixed number you're trying to subtract from to make its fraction bigger... Please comment on my answers I do not have a Facebook account...


When you subtract fraction with whole numbers and you have to borrow them can you borrow the whole number twice?

No.


How do you find 95 percent of a number?

Divide the number by 5 and subtract the answer from the original number...


How do you you subtract ten percent?

Multiply the original number by 0.9


How do you take out a percent of a number in a math problem?

Multiply the number by the percent in decimal form, and subtract the result from the original number. Alternatively, multiply the number by (1 - the percent).


What is 1.5 percent as a whole number?

15 percent as a whole number = 0.15 ; thus it can't be converted to a whole number.


When two whole numbers are subtracted does it affect the difference?

When you subtract one number from another, the result is called the difference. What does your question mean? If by "when two whole numbers are subtracted" you mean that you subtract one whole number from the minuend, and then you subtract another whole number from the difference, then the answer you get is another difference. In effect, you have one minuend and two subtrahends.