What is 309 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 309 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 309 is, and then we deduct that amount from 309 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 309, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 309, we do this:

(309 x 5)/100 = 15.45

Next, we simply subtract 15.45 from 309 like this:

309 - 15.45 = 293.55.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 309 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

293.55

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