What is 78 plus 2 percent?

What is 78 plus 2 percent (78 plus 2%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 2 percent to 78? Here we will show you how to calculate 78 plus 2 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 2 percent of 78: To calculate 2 percent of 78, you multiply 2 by 78 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

2 x 78 = 156
156 / 100 = 1.56

Step 2) Add the 2 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 78. Here is the math to illustrate:

78 + 1.56 = 79.56

Therefore, the answer to "What is 78 plus 2 percent?" is:

79.56

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