What is 290 minus 8 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 290 minus 8 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 8 percent of 290 is, and then we deduct that amount from 290 to get the answer.

To get the 8 percent from any number such as 290, we multiply the number by 8 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 8 percent of 290, we do this:

(290 x 8)/100 = 23.2

Next, we simply subtract 23.2 from 290 like this:

290 - 23.2 = 266.8.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 290 minus 8 percent?" is as follows:

266.8

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