What is 72 minus 6 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 72 minus 6 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 6 percent of 72 is, and then we deduct that amount from 72 to get the answer.

To get the 6 percent from any number such as 72, we multiply the number by 6 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 6 percent of 72, we do this:

(72 x 6)/100 = 4.32

Next, we simply subtract 4.32 from 72 like this:

72 - 4.32 = 67.68.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 72 minus 6 percent?" is as follows:

67.68

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