What is 72 plus 2 percent?

What is 72 plus 2 percent (72 plus 2%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 2 percent to 72? Here we will show you how to calculate 72 plus 2 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 2 percent of 72: To calculate 2 percent of 72, you multiply 2 by 72 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

2 x 72 = 144
144 / 100 = 1.44

Step 2) Add the 2 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 72. Here is the math to illustrate:

72 + 1.44 = 73.44

Therefore, the answer to "What is 72 plus 2 percent?" is:

73.44

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