What is 550 plus 2 percent?

What is 550 plus 2 percent (550 plus 2%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 2 percent to 550? Here we will show you how to calculate 550 plus 2 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 2 percent of 550: To calculate 2 percent of 550, you multiply 2 by 550 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

2 x 550 = 1100
1100 / 100 = 11

Step 2) Add the 2 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 550. Here is the math to illustrate:

550 + 11 = 561

Therefore, the answer to "What is 550 plus 2 percent?" is:

561

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