What is 59 plus 2 percent?

What is 59 plus 2 percent (59 plus 2%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 2 percent to 59? Here we will show you how to calculate 59 plus 2 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 2 percent of 59: To calculate 2 percent of 59, you multiply 2 by 59 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

2 x 59 = 118
118 / 100 = 1.18

Step 2) Add the 2 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 59. Here is the math to illustrate:

59 + 1.18 = 60.18

Therefore, the answer to "What is 59 plus 2 percent?" is:

60.18

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