What is 55 minus 6 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 55 minus 6 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 6 percent of 55 is, and then we deduct that amount from 55 to get the answer.

To get the 6 percent from any number such as 55, we multiply the number by 6 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 6 percent of 55, we do this:

(55 x 6)/100 = 3.3

Next, we simply subtract 3.3 from 55 like this:

55 - 3.3 = 51.7.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 55 minus 6 percent?" is as follows:

51.7

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