What is 248 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 248 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 248 is, and then we deduct that amount from 248 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 248, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 248, we do this:

(248 x 5)/100 = 12.4

Next, we simply subtract 12.4 from 248 like this:

248 - 12.4 = 235.6.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 248 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

235.6

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