What is 590 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 590 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 590 is, and then we deduct that amount from 590 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 590, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 590, we do this:

(590 x 5)/100 = 29.5

Next, we simply subtract 29.5 from 590 like this:

590 - 29.5 = 560.5.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 590 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

560.5

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