What is 84 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 84 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 84 is, and then we deduct that amount from 84 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 84, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 84, we do this:

(84 x 2)/100 = 1.68

Next, we simply subtract 1.68 from 84 like this:

84 - 1.68 = 82.32.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 84 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

82.32

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