What is 85 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 85 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 85 is, and then we deduct that amount from 85 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 85, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 85, we do this:

(85 x 2)/100 = 1.7

Next, we simply subtract 1.7 from 85 like this:

85 - 1.7 = 83.3.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 85 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

83.3

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