What is 70 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 70 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 70 is, and then we deduct that amount from 70 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 70, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 70, we do this:

(70 x 5)/100 = 3.5

Next, we simply subtract 3.5 from 70 like this:

70 - 3.5 = 66.5.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 70 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

66.5

Minus Percent Calculator
Need another answer? Enter another "What is a minus b percent?" problem below:

What is 71 minus 5 percent?
Go here for the next "What is a minus b percent?" problem on our list.