What is 42 plus 20 percent?

What is 42 plus 20 percent (42 plus 20%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 20 percent to 42? Here we will show you how to calculate 42 plus 20 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 20 percent of 42: To calculate 20 percent of 42, you multiply 20 by 42 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

20 x 42 = 840
840 / 100 = 8.4

Step 2) Add the 20 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 42. Here is the math to illustrate:

42 + 8.4 = 50.4

Therefore, the answer to "What is 42 plus 20 percent?" is:

50.4

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