What is 15 minus 83 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 15 minus 83 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 83 percent of 15 is, and then we deduct that amount from 15 to get the answer.

To get the 83 percent from any number such as 15, we multiply the number by 83 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 83 percent of 15, we do this:

(15 x 83)/100 = 12.45

Next, we simply subtract 12.45 from 15 like this:

15 - 12.45 = 2.55.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 15 minus 83 percent?" is as follows:

2.55

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