What is 168 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 168 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 168 is, and then we deduct that amount from 168 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 168, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 168, we do this:

(168 x 5)/100 = 8.4

Next, we simply subtract 8.4 from 168 like this:

168 - 8.4 = 159.6.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 168 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

159.6

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