What is 159 minus 5 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 159 minus 5 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 5 percent of 159 is, and then we deduct that amount from 159 to get the answer.

To get the 5 percent from any number such as 159, we multiply the number by 5 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 5 percent of 159, we do this:

(159 x 5)/100 = 7.95

Next, we simply subtract 7.95 from 159 like this:

159 - 7.95 = 151.05.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 159 minus 5 percent?" is as follows:

151.05

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