What is 521 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 521 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 521 is, and then we deduct that amount from 521 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 521, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 521, we do this:

(521 x 5)/100 = 26.05

Next, we simply subtract 26.05 from 521 like this:

521 - 26.05 = 494.95.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 521 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

494.95

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