What is 831 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 831 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 831 is, and then we deduct that amount from 831 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 831, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 831, we do this:

(831 x 5)/100 = 41.55

Next, we simply subtract 41.55 from 831 like this:

831 - 41.55 = 789.45.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 831 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

789.45

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