What is 917 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 917 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 917 is, and then we deduct that amount from 917 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 917, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 917, we do this:

(917 x 5)/100 = 45.85

Next, we simply subtract 45.85 from 917 like this:

917 - 45.85 = 871.15.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 917 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

871.15

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