What is 258 minus 50 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 258 minus 50 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 50 percent of 258 is, and then we deduct that amount from 258 to get the answer.

To get the 50 percent from any number such as 258, we multiply the number by 50 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 50 percent of 258, we do this:

(258 x 50)/100 = 129

Next, we simply subtract 129 from 258 like this:

258 - 129 = 129.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 258 minus 50 percent?" is as follows:

129

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