What is 59 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 59 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 59 is, and then we deduct that amount from 59 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 59, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 59, we do this:

(59 x 5)/100 = 2.95

Next, we simply subtract 2.95 from 59 like this:

59 - 2.95 = 56.05.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 59 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

56.05

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