What is 170 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 170 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 170 is, and then we deduct that amount from 170 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 170, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 170, we do this:

(170 x 5)/100 = 8.5

Next, we simply subtract 8.5 from 170 like this:

170 - 8.5 = 161.5.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 170 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

161.5

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