What is 140 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 140 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 140 is, and then we deduct that amount from 140 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 140, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 140, we do this:

(140 x 2)/100 = 2.8

Next, we simply subtract 2.8 from 140 like this:

140 - 2.8 = 137.2.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 140 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

137.2

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