What is 542 minus 10 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 542 minus 10 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 10 percent of 542 is, and then we deduct that amount from 542 to get the answer.

To get the 10 percent from any number such as 542, we multiply the number by 10 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 10 percent of 542, we do this:

(542 x 10)/100 = 54.2

Next, we simply subtract 54.2 from 542 like this:

542 - 54.2 = 487.8.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 542 minus 10 percent?" is as follows:

487.8

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