What is 889 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 889 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 889 is, and then we deduct that amount from 889 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 889, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 889, we do this:

(889 x 5)/100 = 44.45

Next, we simply subtract 44.45 from 889 like this:

889 - 44.45 = 844.55.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 889 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

844.55

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