What is 143 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 143 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 143 is, and then we deduct that amount from 143 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 143, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 143, we do this:

(143 x 2)/100 = 2.86

Next, we simply subtract 2.86 from 143 like this:

143 - 2.86 = 140.14.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 143 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

140.14

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