What is 50 minus 45 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 50 minus 45 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 45 percent of 50 is, and then we deduct that amount from 50 to get the answer.

To get the 45 percent from any number such as 50, we multiply the number by 45 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 45 percent of 50, we do this:

(50 x 45)/100 = 22.5

Next, we simply subtract 22.5 from 50 like this:

50 - 22.5 = 27.5.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 50 minus 45 percent?" is as follows:

27.5

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