What is 16 plus 2 percent?

What is 16 plus 2 percent (16 plus 2%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 2 percent to 16? Here we will show you how to calculate 16 plus 2 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 2 percent of 16: To calculate 2 percent of 16, you multiply 2 by 16 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

2 x 16 = 32
32 / 100 = 0.32

Step 2) Add the 2 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 16. Here is the math to illustrate:

16 + 0.32 = 16.32

Therefore, the answer to "What is 16 plus 2 percent?" is:

16.32

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