What is 359 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 359 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 359 is, and then we deduct that amount from 359 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 359, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 359, we do this:

(359 x 5)/100 = 17.95

Next, we simply subtract 17.95 from 359 like this:

359 - 17.95 = 341.05.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 359 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

341.05

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