What is 248 minus 3 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 248 minus 3 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 3 percent of 248 is, and then we deduct that amount from 248 to get the answer.

To get the 3 percent from any number such as 248, we multiply the number by 3 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 3 percent of 248, we do this:

(248 x 3)/100 = 7.44

Next, we simply subtract 7.44 from 248 like this:

248 - 7.44 = 240.56.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 248 minus 3 percent?" is as follows:

240.56

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