What is 421 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 421 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 421 is, and then we deduct that amount from 421 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 421, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 421, we do this:

(421 x 5)/100 = 21.05

Next, we simply subtract 21.05 from 421 like this:

421 - 21.05 = 399.95.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 421 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

399.95

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