What is 979 minus 8 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 979 minus 8 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 8 percent of 979 is, and then we deduct that amount from 979 to get the answer.

To get the 8 percent from any number such as 979, we multiply the number by 8 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 8 percent of 979, we do this:

(979 x 8)/100 = 78.32

Next, we simply subtract 78.32 from 979 like this:

979 - 78.32 = 900.68.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 979 minus 8 percent?" is as follows:

900.68

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