What is 749 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 749 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 749 is, and then we deduct that amount from 749 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 749, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 749, we do this:

(749 x 5)/100 = 37.45

Next, we simply subtract 37.45 from 749 like this:

749 - 37.45 = 711.55.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 749 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

711.55

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