2% of 100 is 2. To calculate this: 1) Convert 2% to decimal (2/100 = 0.02), 2) Multiply by 100 to get 2.

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2% of 100 = 2

2\% \times 100 = 100 \times \frac{2}{100} = 2

2% means 2 parts out of 100. To convert a percentage to a decimal, we divide by 100: 2% = 0.02

We multiply our number (100) by the decimal form of the percentage (0.02):
100 × 0.02 = 2

This means that 2% or 0.02 of 100 is 2. In other words, if you take 2% of 100, you get 2.

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