What is 875 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 875 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 875 is, and then we deduct that amount from 875 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 875, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 875, we do this:

(875 x 2)/100 = 17.5

Next, we simply subtract 17.5 from 875 like this:

875 - 17.5 = 857.5.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 875 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

857.5

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