What is 88 minus 3 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 88 minus 3 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 3 percent of 88 is, and then we deduct that amount from 88 to get the answer.

To get the 3 percent from any number such as 88, we multiply the number by 3 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 3 percent of 88, we do this:

(88 x 3)/100 = 2.64

Next, we simply subtract 2.64 from 88 like this:

88 - 2.64 = 85.36.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 88 minus 3 percent?" is as follows:

85.36

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