What is 542 minus 7 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 542 minus 7 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 7 percent of 542 is, and then we deduct that amount from 542 to get the answer.

To get the 7 percent from any number such as 542, we multiply the number by 7 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 7 percent of 542, we do this:

(542 x 7)/100 = 37.94

Next, we simply subtract 37.94 from 542 like this:

542 - 37.94 = 504.06.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 542 minus 7 percent?" is as follows:

504.06

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