What is 259 minus 9 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 259 minus 9 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 9 percent of 259 is, and then we deduct that amount from 259 to get the answer.

To get the 9 percent from any number such as 259, we multiply the number by 9 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 9 percent of 259, we do this:

(259 x 9)/100 = 23.31

Next, we simply subtract 23.31 from 259 like this:

259 - 23.31 = 235.69.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 259 minus 9 percent?" is as follows:

235.69

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