What is 53 minus 9 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 53 minus 9 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 9 percent of 53 is, and then we deduct that amount from 53 to get the answer.

To get the 9 percent from any number such as 53, we multiply the number by 9 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 9 percent of 53, we do this:

(53 x 9)/100 = 4.77

Next, we simply subtract 4.77 from 53 like this:

53 - 4.77 = 48.23.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 53 minus 9 percent?" is as follows:

48.23

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