What is 97 plus 2 percent?

What is 97 plus 2 percent (97 plus 2%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 2 percent to 97? Here we will show you how to calculate 97 plus 2 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 2 percent of 97: To calculate 2 percent of 97, you multiply 2 by 97 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

2 x 97 = 194
194 / 100 = 1.94

Step 2) Add the 2 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 97. Here is the math to illustrate:

97 + 1.94 = 98.94

Therefore, the answer to "What is 97 plus 2 percent?" is:

98.94

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