What is 83 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 83 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 83 is, and then we deduct that amount from 83 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 83, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 83, we do this:

(83 x 5)/100 = 4.15

Next, we simply subtract 4.15 from 83 like this:

83 - 4.15 = 78.85.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 83 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

78.85

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