What is 175 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 175 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 175 is, and then we deduct that amount from 175 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 175, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 175, we do this:

(175 x 2)/100 = 3.5

Next, we simply subtract 3.5 from 175 like this:

175 - 3.5 = 171.5.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 175 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

171.5

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