What is 517 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 517 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 517 is, and then we deduct that amount from 517 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 517, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 517, we do this:

(517 x 5)/100 = 25.85

Next, we simply subtract 25.85 from 517 like this:

517 - 25.85 = 491.15.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 517 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

491.15

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