What is 273 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 273 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 273 is, and then we deduct that amount from 273 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 273, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 273, we do this:

(273 x 5)/100 = 13.65

Next, we simply subtract 13.65 from 273 like this:

273 - 13.65 = 259.35.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 273 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

259.35

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