What is 153 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 153 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 153 is, and then we deduct that amount from 153 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 153, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 153, we do this:

(153 x 5)/100 = 7.65

Next, we simply subtract 7.65 from 153 like this:

153 - 7.65 = 145.35.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 153 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

145.35

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