What is 852 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 852 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 852 is, and then we deduct that amount from 852 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 852, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 852, we do this:

(852 x 5)/100 = 42.6

Next, we simply subtract 42.6 from 852 like this:

852 - 42.6 = 809.4.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 852 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

809.4

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