What is 173 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 173 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 173 is, and then we deduct that amount from 173 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 173, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 173, we do this:

(173 x 2)/100 = 3.46

Next, we simply subtract 3.46 from 173 like this:

173 - 3.46 = 169.54.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 173 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

169.54

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