What is 856 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 856 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 856 is, and then we deduct that amount from 856 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 856, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 856, we do this:

(856 x 2)/100 = 17.12

Next, we simply subtract 17.12 from 856 like this:

856 - 17.12 = 838.88.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 856 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

838.88

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