What is 165 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 165 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 165 is, and then we deduct that amount from 165 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 165, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 165, we do this:

(165 x 2)/100 = 3.3

Next, we simply subtract 3.3 from 165 like this:

165 - 3.3 = 161.7.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 165 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

161.7

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