What is 270 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 270 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 270 is, and then we deduct that amount from 270 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 270, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 270, we do this:

(270 x 2)/100 = 5.4

Next, we simply subtract 5.4 from 270 like this:

270 - 5.4 = 264.6.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 270 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

264.6

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