What is 527 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 527 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 527 is, and then we deduct that amount from 527 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 527, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 527, we do this:

(527 x 5)/100 = 26.35

Next, we simply subtract 26.35 from 527 like this:

527 - 26.35 = 500.65.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 527 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

500.65

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