What is 972 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 972 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 972 is, and then we deduct that amount from 972 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 972, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 972, we do this:

(972 x 5)/100 = 48.6

Next, we simply subtract 48.6 from 972 like this:

972 - 48.6 = 923.4.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 972 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

923.4

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