What is 317 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 317 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 317 is, and then we deduct that amount from 317 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 317, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 317, we do this:

(317 x 2)/100 = 6.34

Next, we simply subtract 6.34 from 317 like this:

317 - 6.34 = 310.66.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 317 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

310.66

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