What is 87 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 87 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 87 is, and then we deduct that amount from 87 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 87, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 87, we do this:

(87 x 5)/100 = 4.35

Next, we simply subtract 4.35 from 87 like this:

87 - 4.35 = 82.65.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 87 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

82.65

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