What is 42 plus 3 percent?

What is 42 plus 3 percent (42 plus 3%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 3 percent to 42? Here we will show you how to calculate 42 plus 3 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 3 percent of 42: To calculate 3 percent of 42, you multiply 3 by 42 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

3 x 42 = 126
126 / 100 = 1.26

Step 2) Add the 3 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 42. Here is the math to illustrate:

42 + 1.26 = 43.26

Therefore, the answer to "What is 42 plus 3 percent?" is:

43.26

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