What is 295 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 295 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 295 is, and then we deduct that amount from 295 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 295, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 295, we do this:

(295 x 5)/100 = 14.75

Next, we simply subtract 14.75 from 295 like this:

295 - 14.75 = 280.25.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 295 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

280.25

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