What is 265 minus 3 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 265 minus 3 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 3 percent of 265 is, and then we deduct that amount from 265 to get the answer.

To get the 3 percent from any number such as 265, we multiply the number by 3 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 3 percent of 265, we do this:

(265 x 3)/100 = 7.95

Next, we simply subtract 7.95 from 265 like this:

265 - 7.95 = 257.05.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 265 minus 3 percent?" is as follows:

257.05

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