What is 500 minus 9 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 500 minus 9 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 9 percent of 500 is, and then we deduct that amount from 500 to get the answer.

To get the 9 percent from any number such as 500, we multiply the number by 9 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 9 percent of 500, we do this:

(500 x 9)/100 = 45

Next, we simply subtract 45 from 500 like this:

500 - 45 = 455.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 500 minus 9 percent?" is as follows:

455

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