What is 642 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 642 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 642 is, and then we deduct that amount from 642 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 642, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 642, we do this:

(642 x 2)/100 = 12.84

Next, we simply subtract 12.84 from 642 like this:

642 - 12.84 = 629.16.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 642 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

629.16

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