What is 49 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 49 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 49 is, and then we deduct that amount from 49 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 49, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 49, we do this:

(49 x 5)/100 = 2.45

Next, we simply subtract 2.45 from 49 like this:

49 - 2.45 = 46.55.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 49 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

46.55

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