What is 272 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 272 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 272 is, and then we deduct that amount from 272 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 272, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 272, we do this:

(272 x 5)/100 = 13.6

Next, we simply subtract 13.6 from 272 like this:

272 - 13.6 = 258.4.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 272 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

258.4

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