What is 285 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 285 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 285 is, and then we deduct that amount from 285 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 285, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 285, we do this:

(285 x 5)/100 = 14.25

Next, we simply subtract 14.25 from 285 like this:

285 - 14.25 = 270.75.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 285 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

270.75

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