What is 124 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 124 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 124 is, and then we deduct that amount from 124 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 124, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 124, we do this:

(124 x 2)/100 = 2.48

Next, we simply subtract 2.48 from 124 like this:

124 - 2.48 = 121.52.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 124 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

121.52

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