What is 87 minus 9 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 87 minus 9 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 9 percent of 87 is, and then we deduct that amount from 87 to get the answer.

To get the 9 percent from any number such as 87, we multiply the number by 9 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 9 percent of 87, we do this:

(87 x 9)/100 = 7.83

Next, we simply subtract 7.83 from 87 like this:

87 - 7.83 = 79.17.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 87 minus 9 percent?" is as follows:

79.17

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