What is 5 plus 1 percent?

What is 5 plus 1 percent (5 plus 1%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 1 percent to 5? Here we will show you how to calculate 5 plus 1 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 1 percent of 5: To calculate 1 percent of 5, you multiply 1 by 5 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

1 x 5 = 5
5 / 100 = 0.05

Step 2) Add the 1 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 5. Here is the math to illustrate:

5 + 0.05 = 5.05

Therefore, the answer to "What is 5 plus 1 percent?" is:

5.05

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