What is 502 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 502 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 502 is, and then we deduct that amount from 502 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 502, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 502, we do this:

(502 x 2)/100 = 10.04

Next, we simply subtract 10.04 from 502 like this:

502 - 10.04 = 491.96.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 502 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

491.96

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