What is 165 minus 15 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 165 minus 15 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 15 percent of 165 is, and then we deduct that amount from 165 to get the answer.

To get the 15 percent from any number such as 165, we multiply the number by 15 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 15 percent of 165, we do this:

(165 x 15)/100 = 24.75

Next, we simply subtract 24.75 from 165 like this:

165 - 24.75 = 140.25.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 165 minus 15 percent?" is as follows:

140.25

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