What is 148 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 148 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 148 is, and then we deduct that amount from 148 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 148, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 148, we do this:

(148 x 2)/100 = 2.96

Next, we simply subtract 2.96 from 148 like this:

148 - 2.96 = 145.04.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 148 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

145.04

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