What is 39 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 39 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 39 is, and then we deduct that amount from 39 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 39, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 39, we do this:

(39 x 5)/100 = 1.95

Next, we simply subtract 1.95 from 39 like this:

39 - 1.95 = 37.05.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 39 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

37.05

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