What is 272 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 272 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 272 is, and then we deduct that amount from 272 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 272, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 272, we do this:

(272 x 2)/100 = 5.44

Next, we simply subtract 5.44 from 272 like this:

272 - 5.44 = 266.56.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 272 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

266.56

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