What is 36 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 36 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 36 is, and then we deduct that amount from 36 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 36, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 36, we do this:

(36 x 5)/100 = 1.8

Next, we simply subtract 1.8 from 36 like this:

36 - 1.8 = 34.2.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 36 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

34.2

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