What is 187 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 187 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 187 is, and then we deduct that amount from 187 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 187, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 187, we do this:

(187 x 2)/100 = 3.74

Next, we simply subtract 3.74 from 187 like this:

187 - 3.74 = 183.26.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 187 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

183.26

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