What is 157 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 157 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 157 is, and then we deduct that amount from 157 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 157, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 157, we do this:

(157 x 2)/100 = 3.14

Next, we simply subtract 3.14 from 157 like this:

157 - 3.14 = 153.86.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 157 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

153.86

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