What is 315 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 315 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 315 is, and then we deduct that amount from 315 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 315, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 315, we do this:

(315 x 2)/100 = 6.3

Next, we simply subtract 6.3 from 315 like this:

315 - 6.3 = 308.7.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 315 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

308.7

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