What is 42 plus 2 percent?

What is 42 plus 2 percent (42 plus 2%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 2 percent to 42? Here we will show you how to calculate 42 plus 2 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 2 percent of 42: To calculate 2 percent of 42, you multiply 2 by 42 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

2 x 42 = 84
84 / 100 = 0.84

Step 2) Add the 2 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 42. Here is the math to illustrate:

42 + 0.84 = 42.84

Therefore, the answer to "What is 42 plus 2 percent?" is:

42.84

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