What is 542 minus 9 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 542 minus 9 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 9 percent of 542 is, and then we deduct that amount from 542 to get the answer.

To get the 9 percent from any number such as 542, we multiply the number by 9 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 9 percent of 542, we do this:

(542 x 9)/100 = 48.78

Next, we simply subtract 48.78 from 542 like this:

542 - 48.78 = 493.22.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 542 minus 9 percent?" is as follows:

493.22

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