What is 17 plus 2 percent?

What is 17 plus 2 percent (17 plus 2%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 2 percent to 17? Here we will show you how to calculate 17 plus 2 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 2 percent of 17: To calculate 2 percent of 17, you multiply 2 by 17 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

2 x 17 = 34
34 / 100 = 0.34

Step 2) Add the 2 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 17. Here is the math to illustrate:

17 + 0.34 = 17.34

Therefore, the answer to "What is 17 plus 2 percent?" is:

17.34

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