What is 46 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 46 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 46 is, and then we deduct that amount from 46 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 46, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 46, we do this:

(46 x 5)/100 = 2.3

Next, we simply subtract 2.3 from 46 like this:

46 - 2.3 = 43.7.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 46 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

43.7

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