What is 87 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 87 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 87 is, and then we deduct that amount from 87 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 87, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 87, we do this:

(87 x 2)/100 = 1.74

Next, we simply subtract 1.74 from 87 like this:

87 - 1.74 = 85.26.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 87 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

85.26

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