What is 15 minus 17 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 15 minus 17 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 17 percent of 15 is, and then we deduct that amount from 15 to get the answer.

To get the 17 percent from any number such as 15, we multiply the number by 17 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 17 percent of 15, we do this:

(15 x 17)/100 = 2.55

Next, we simply subtract 2.55 from 15 like this:

15 - 2.55 = 12.45.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 15 minus 17 percent?" is as follows:

12.45

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