What is 89 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 89 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 89 is, and then we deduct that amount from 89 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 89, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 89, we do this:

(89 x 5)/100 = 4.45

Next, we simply subtract 4.45 from 89 like this:

89 - 4.45 = 84.55.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 89 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

84.55

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