What is 26 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 26 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 26 is, and then we deduct that amount from 26 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 26, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 26, we do this:

(26 x 5)/100 = 1.3

Next, we simply subtract 1.3 from 26 like this:

26 - 1.3 = 24.7.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 26 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

24.7

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