What is 270 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 270 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 270 is, and then we deduct that amount from 270 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 270, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 270, we do this:

(270 x 5)/100 = 13.5

Next, we simply subtract 13.5 from 270 like this:

270 - 13.5 = 256.5.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 270 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

256.5

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