What is 1 plus 2 percent?

What is 1 plus 2 percent (1 plus 2%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 2 percent to 1? Here we will show you how to calculate 1 plus 2 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 2 percent of 1: To calculate 2 percent of 1, you multiply 2 by 1 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

2 x 1 = 2
2 / 100 = 0.02

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

1 + 0.02 = 1.02

Therefore, the answer to "What is 1 plus 2 percent?" is:

1.02

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