What is 497 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 497 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 497 is, and then we deduct that amount from 497 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 497, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 497, we do this:

(497 x 5)/100 = 24.85

Next, we simply subtract 24.85 from 497 like this:

497 - 24.85 = 472.15.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 497 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

472.15

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