What is 97 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 97 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 97 is, and then we deduct that amount from 97 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 97, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 97, we do this:

(97 x 5)/100 = 4.85

Next, we simply subtract 4.85 from 97 like this:

97 - 4.85 = 92.15.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 97 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

92.15

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