What is 159 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 159 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 159 is, and then we deduct that amount from 159 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 159, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 159, we do this:

(159 x 2)/100 = 3.18

Next, we simply subtract 3.18 from 159 like this:

159 - 3.18 = 155.82.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 159 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

155.82

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