What is 479 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 479 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 479 is, and then we deduct that amount from 479 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 479, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 479, we do this:

(479 x 2)/100 = 9.58

Next, we simply subtract 9.58 from 479 like this:

479 - 9.58 = 469.42.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 479 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

469.42

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