What is 242 plus 3 percent?

What is 242 plus 3 percent (242 plus 3%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 3 percent to 242? Here we will show you how to calculate 242 plus 3 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 3 percent of 242: To calculate 3 percent of 242, you multiply 3 by 242 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

3 x 242 = 726
726 / 100 = 7.26

Step 2) Add the 3 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 242. Here is the math to illustrate:

242 + 7.26 = 249.26

Therefore, the answer to "What is 242 plus 3 percent?" is:

249.26

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