What is 61 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 61 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 61 is, and then we deduct that amount from 61 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 61, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 61, we do this:

(61 x 2)/100 = 1.22

Next, we simply subtract 1.22 from 61 like this:

61 - 1.22 = 59.78.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 61 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

59.78

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