What is 220 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 220 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 220 is, and then we deduct that amount from 220 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 220, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 220, we do this:

(220 x 5)/100 = 11

Next, we simply subtract 11 from 220 like this:

220 - 11 = 209.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 220 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

209

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