What is 740 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 740 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 740 is, and then we deduct that amount from 740 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 740, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 740, we do this:

(740 x 5)/100 = 37

Next, we simply subtract 37 from 740 like this:

740 - 37 = 703.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 740 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

703

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