What is 860 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 860 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 860 is, and then we deduct that amount from 860 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 860, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 860, we do this:

(860 x 5)/100 = 43

Next, we simply subtract 43 from 860 like this:

860 - 43 = 817.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 860 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

817

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