What is 55 minus 3 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 55 minus 3 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 3 percent of 55 is, and then we deduct that amount from 55 to get the answer.

To get the 3 percent from any number such as 55, we multiply the number by 3 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 3 percent of 55, we do this:

(55 x 3)/100 = 1.65

Next, we simply subtract 1.65 from 55 like this:

55 - 1.65 = 53.35.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 55 minus 3 percent?" is as follows:

53.35

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