What is 5 less than 17?

Here we tell you how to calculate 5 less than 17 and give you the answer. If you deduct 5 from 17, you get the answer to 5 less than 17. Doing this, you find that the answer is:

12

See how we did that? We simply subtracted 5 from 17. It is an easy and simple math problem. 5 less than 17 is the same as 17 minus 5. So, once again, the answer is 12.

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