What is 429 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 429 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 429 is, and then we deduct that amount from 429 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 429, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 429, we do this:

(429 x 2)/100 = 8.58

Next, we simply subtract 8.58 from 429 like this:

429 - 8.58 = 420.42.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 429 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

420.42

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