What is 285 minus 3 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 285 minus 3 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 3 percent of 285 is, and then we deduct that amount from 285 to get the answer.

To get the 3 percent from any number such as 285, we multiply the number by 3 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 3 percent of 285, we do this:

(285 x 3)/100 = 8.55

Next, we simply subtract 8.55 from 285 like this:

285 - 8.55 = 276.45.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 285 minus 3 percent?" is as follows:

276.45

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