What is 726 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 726 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 726 is, and then we deduct that amount from 726 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 726, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 726, we do this:

(726 x 5)/100 = 36.3

Next, we simply subtract 36.3 from 726 like this:

726 - 36.3 = 689.7.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 726 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

689.7

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