What is 172 minus 9 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 172 minus 9 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 9 percent of 172 is, and then we deduct that amount from 172 to get the answer.

To get the 9 percent from any number such as 172, we multiply the number by 9 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 9 percent of 172, we do this:

(172 x 9)/100 = 15.48

Next, we simply subtract 15.48 from 172 like this:

172 - 15.48 = 156.52.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 172 minus 9 percent?" is as follows:

156.52

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