What is 159 minus 13 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 159 minus 13 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 13 percent of 159 is, and then we deduct that amount from 159 to get the answer.

To get the 13 percent from any number such as 159, we multiply the number by 13 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 13 percent of 159, we do this:

(159 x 13)/100 = 20.67

Next, we simply subtract 20.67 from 159 like this:

159 - 20.67 = 138.33.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 159 minus 13 percent?" is as follows:

138.33

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