What is 85 minus 6 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 85 minus 6 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 6 percent of 85 is, and then we deduct that amount from 85 to get the answer.

To get the 6 percent from any number such as 85, we multiply the number by 6 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 6 percent of 85, we do this:

(85 x 6)/100 = 5.1

Next, we simply subtract 5.1 from 85 like this:

85 - 5.1 = 79.9.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 85 minus 6 percent?" is as follows:

79.9

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