What is 258 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 258 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 258 is, and then we deduct that amount from 258 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 258, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 258, we do this:

(258 x 2)/100 = 5.16

Next, we simply subtract 5.16 from 258 like this:

258 - 5.16 = 252.84.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 258 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

252.84

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