What is 62 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 62 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 62 is, and then we deduct that amount from 62 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 62, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 62, we do this:

(62 x 5)/100 = 3.1

Next, we simply subtract 3.1 from 62 like this:

62 - 3.1 = 58.9.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 62 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

58.9

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