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What is 2 Percent of 75?

2% of 75 = 1.5

Result
1.5
Remaining
73.5
2% as decimal
0.02
75 + 2%
76.5

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 2 ÷ 100 = 0.02
  2. Multiply: 0.02 × 75 = 1.5
  3. Check: Work backwards: 1.5 ÷ 75 × 100 = 2%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 2/100 = part/75, so part = 2 × 75 ÷ 100 = 1.5. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =2%*75. Forgetting to divide the percentage by 100 makes the answer 100 times too big. Note that x% of y always equals y% of x.

What the result means

1.5 is the 2% share of 75. The remaining 98% is 73.5, and the two parts add back up to 75.

Discounts: 2% off an item priced $75 saves $1.5, so you pay $73.5.

Adding and taking away 2%

Increasing 75 by 2% gives 76.5 and decreasing it by 2% gives 73.5. These do not cancel out: raising 75 by 2% and then lowering the result by 2% ends at 74.97, because the second 2% is taken of a bigger number.

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50% of 75

50% of 75 = 37.5

75% of 75

75% of 75 = 56.25

The other way round: 75% of 2. 2% of 75 and 75% of 2 are always equal (both are 2 × 75 ÷ 100 = 1.5), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

Practice

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Questions

What is 2 Percent of 75?

2% of 75 is 1.5. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 2% off 75?

73.5. Taking 2% off leaves 98% of 75.

What is 75 plus 2%?

76.5. Adding 2% is the same as multiplying by 1.02.