What is 162 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 162 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 162 is, and then we deduct that amount from 162 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 162, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 162, we do this:

(162 x 5)/100 = 8.1

Next, we simply subtract 8.1 from 162 like this:

162 - 8.1 = 153.9.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 162 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

153.9

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