What is 947 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 947 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 947 is, and then we deduct that amount from 947 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 947, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 947, we do this:

(947 x 5)/100 = 47.35

Next, we simply subtract 47.35 from 947 like this:

947 - 47.35 = 899.65.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 947 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

899.65

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