What is 55 plus 2 percent?

What is 55 plus 2 percent (55 plus 2%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 2 percent to 55? Here we will show you how to calculate 55 plus 2 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 2 percent of 55: To calculate 2 percent of 55, you multiply 2 by 55 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

2 x 55 = 110
110 / 100 = 1.1

Step 2) Add the 2 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 55. Here is the math to illustrate:

55 + 1.1 = 56.1

Therefore, the answer to "What is 55 plus 2 percent?" is:

56.1

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