Question by kmh987: Is there a shortcut to workout what 95% of amounts in your head?
I am a dealer at a casino and will learn baccarat soon, and if banker bet wins we take 5% eg $ 100 bet we pay them $ 95. However, the amounts get pretty big and unfriendly eg $ 33,235! I can work out the 5% easily enough, but can’t for some reason struggle to take it away from the original amount. I was wondering if there was a quicker or easier way to work it out.

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Answer by Kevin
i think you are already using the easiest method short of using a calculator

just take 10%, divide that by 2 to get 5% and subtract it from the total winnings

I think it’s just going to take repetition to do it quickly

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