What is 72 plus 15 percent?

What is 72 plus 15 percent (72 plus 15%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 15 percent to 72? Here we will show you how to calculate 72 plus 15 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 15 percent of 72: To calculate 15 percent of 72, you multiply 15 by 72 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

15 x 72 = 1080
1080 / 100 = 10.8

Step 2) Add the 15 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 72. Here is the math to illustrate:

72 + 10.8 = 82.8

Therefore, the answer to "What is 72 plus 15 percent?" is:

82.8

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