What is 85 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 85 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 85 is, and then we deduct that amount from 85 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 85, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 85, we do this:

(85 x 5)/100 = 4.25

Next, we simply subtract 4.25 from 85 like this:

85 - 4.25 = 80.75.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 85 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

80.75

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