What is 143 minus 3 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 143 minus 3 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 3 percent of 143 is, and then we deduct that amount from 143 to get the answer.

To get the 3 percent from any number such as 143, we multiply the number by 3 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 3 percent of 143, we do this:

(143 x 3)/100 = 4.29

Next, we simply subtract 4.29 from 143 like this:

143 - 4.29 = 138.71.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 143 minus 3 percent?" is as follows:

138.71

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