What is 487 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 487 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 487 is, and then we deduct that amount from 487 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 487, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 487, we do this:

(487 x 5)/100 = 24.35

Next, we simply subtract 24.35 from 487 like this:

487 - 24.35 = 462.65.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 487 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

462.65

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