What is 171 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 171 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 171 is, and then we deduct that amount from 171 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 171, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 171, we do this:

(171 x 5)/100 = 8.55

Next, we simply subtract 8.55 from 171 like this:

171 - 8.55 = 162.45.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 171 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

162.45

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