What is 495 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 495 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 495 is, and then we deduct that amount from 495 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 495, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 495, we do this:

(495 x 5)/100 = 24.75

Next, we simply subtract 24.75 from 495 like this:

495 - 24.75 = 470.25.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 495 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

470.25

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