What is 131 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 131 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 131 is, and then we deduct that amount from 131 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 131, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 131, we do this:

(131 x 2)/100 = 2.62

Next, we simply subtract 2.62 from 131 like this:

131 - 2.62 = 128.38.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 131 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

128.38

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