What is 139 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 139 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 139 is, and then we deduct that amount from 139 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 139, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 139, we do this:

(139 x 5)/100 = 6.95

Next, we simply subtract 6.95 from 139 like this:

139 - 6.95 = 132.05.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 139 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

132.05

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