What is 82 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 82 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 82 is, and then we deduct that amount from 82 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 82, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 82, we do this:

(82 x 5)/100 = 4.1

Next, we simply subtract 4.1 from 82 like this:

82 - 4.1 = 77.9.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 82 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

77.9

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