What is 423 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 423 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 423 is, and then we deduct that amount from 423 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 423, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 423, we do this:

(423 x 5)/100 = 21.15

Next, we simply subtract 21.15 from 423 like this:

423 - 21.15 = 401.85.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 423 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

401.85

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