What is 493 minus 3 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 493 minus 3 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 3 percent of 493 is, and then we deduct that amount from 493 to get the answer.

To get the 3 percent from any number such as 493, we multiply the number by 3 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 3 percent of 493, we do this:

(493 x 3)/100 = 14.79

Next, we simply subtract 14.79 from 493 like this:

493 - 14.79 = 478.21.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 493 minus 3 percent?" is as follows:

478.21

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