What is 978 minus 2 percent?

Here we will explain how to calculate the answer to: 978 minus 2 percent. To find the answer, we first calculate what 2 percent of 978 is, and then we deduct that amount from 978 to get the answer.

To get the 2 percent from any number such as 978, we multiply the number by 2 and then divide that answer by 100. Thus, to find 2 percent of 978, we do this:

(978 x 2)/100 = 19.56

Next, we simply subtract 19.56 from 978 like this:

978 - 19.56 = 958.44.

Therefore, as illustrated and calculated above, the answer to "What is 978 minus 2 percent?" is as follows:

958.44

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