What is 597 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 597 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 597 is, and then we deduct that amount from 597 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 597, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 597, we do this:

(597 x 2)/100 = 11.94

Next, we simply subtract 11.94 from 597 like this:

597 - 11.94 = 585.06.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 597 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

585.06

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