What is 494 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 494 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 494 is, and then we deduct that amount from 494 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 494, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 494, we do this:

(494 x 5)/100 = 24.7

Next, we simply subtract 24.7 from 494 like this:

494 - 24.7 = 469.3.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 494 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

469.3

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