What is 160 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 160 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 160 is, and then we deduct that amount from 160 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 160, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 160, we do this:

(160 x 2)/100 = 3.2

Next, we simply subtract 3.2 from 160 like this:

160 - 3.2 = 156.8.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 160 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

156.8

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