What is 174 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 174 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 174 is, and then we deduct that amount from 174 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 174, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 174, we do this:

(174 x 2)/100 = 3.48

Next, we simply subtract 3.48 from 174 like this:

174 - 3.48 = 170.52.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 174 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

170.52

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