What is 450 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 450 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 450 is, and then we deduct that amount from 450 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 450, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 450, we do this:

(450 x 5)/100 = 22.5

Next, we simply subtract 22.5 from 450 like this:

450 - 22.5 = 427.5.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 450 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

427.5

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