What is 290 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 290 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 290 is, and then we deduct that amount from 290 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 290, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 290, we do this:

(290 x 2)/100 = 5.8

Next, we simply subtract 5.8 from 290 like this:

290 - 5.8 = 284.2.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 290 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

284.2

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