What is 155 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 155 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 155 is, and then we deduct that amount from 155 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 155, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 155, we do this:

(155 x 5)/100 = 7.75

Next, we simply subtract 7.75 from 155 like this:

155 - 7.75 = 147.25.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 155 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

147.25

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