What is 2 percent less than 520? What is the formula used to calculate 2 percent less than 520? How can we calculate 2 percent less than 520?
Here we will show you the formula used to calculate 2 percent less than 520 (2% less than 520), and then we will calculate the answer to 2 percent less than 520 using our formula. We will also illustrate what 2 percent less than 520 looks like.
The formula used to calculate 2 percent less than 520, as well as other percent less than problems, can be seen below:
PL = OV - ((P ÷ 100) × OV)
PL (Percent Less) is the answer we want, P (%) is the percent, and OV (Original Value) is the starting value. Therefore, when we substitute 2 for P and 520 for OV in our formula, we get the answer to 2 percent less than 520, as solved here:
PL = 520 - ((2 ÷ 100) × 520)
PL = 520 - (0.02 × 520)
PL = 520 - 10.4
PL = 509.6
2% less than 520 = 509.6
So, how does our formula work to calculate 2 percent less than 520? First, it takes 2 percent of 520, and then we subtract that result from 520 to get our final answer. We have provided an illustration below so you can better visualize 2 percent less than 520.
In our illustration above, the areas shaded in blue and red add up to 520, and the area shaded in red is 2 percent of 520. In other words, blue is 509.6, red is 10.4, and blue plus red is 520.
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