What is 505 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 505 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 505 is, and then we deduct that amount from 505 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 505, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 505, we do this:

(505 x 2)/100 = 10.1

Next, we simply subtract 10.1 from 505 like this:

505 - 10.1 = 494.9.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 505 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

494.9

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