What is 24 minus 3 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 24 minus 3 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 3 percent of 24 is, and then we deduct that amount from 24 to get the answer.

To get the 3 percent from any number such as 24, we multiply the number by 3 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 3 percent of 24, we do this:

(24 x 3)/100 = 0.72

Next, we simply subtract 0.72 from 24 like this:

24 - 0.72 = 23.28.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 24 minus 3 percent?" is as follows:

23.28

Minus Percent Calculator
Need another answer? Enter another "What is a minus b percent?" problem below:

What is 25 minus 3 percent?
Go here for the next "What is a minus b percent?" problem on our list.