What is 530 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 530 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 530 is, and then we deduct that amount from 530 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 530, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 530, we do this:

(530 x 5)/100 = 26.5

Next, we simply subtract 26.5 from 530 like this:

530 - 26.5 = 503.5.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 530 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

503.5

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