What is 273 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 273 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 273 is, and then we deduct that amount from 273 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 273, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 273, we do this:

(273 x 2)/100 = 5.46

Next, we simply subtract 5.46 from 273 like this:

273 - 5.46 = 267.54.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 273 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

267.54

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