What is 55 minus 7 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 55 minus 7 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 7 percent of 55 is, and then we deduct that amount from 55 to get the answer.

To get the 7 percent from any number such as 55, we multiply the number by 7 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 7 percent of 55, we do this:

(55 x 7)/100 = 3.85

Next, we simply subtract 3.85 from 55 like this:

55 - 3.85 = 51.15.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 55 minus 7 percent?" is as follows:

51.15

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