What is 280 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 280 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 280 is, and then we deduct that amount from 280 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 280, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 280, we do this:

(280 x 5)/100 = 14

Next, we simply subtract 14 from 280 like this:

280 - 14 = 266.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 280 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

266

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