What is 489 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 489 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 489 is, and then we deduct that amount from 489 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 489, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 489, we do this:

(489 x 2)/100 = 9.78

Next, we simply subtract 9.78 from 489 like this:

489 - 9.78 = 479.22.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 489 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

479.22

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