What is 85 plus 3 percent?

What is 85 plus 3 percent (85 plus 3%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 3 percent to 85? Here we will show you how to calculate 85 plus 3 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 3 percent of 85: To calculate 3 percent of 85, you multiply 3 by 85 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

3 x 85 = 255
255 / 100 = 2.55

Step 2) Add the 3 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 85. Here is the math to illustrate:

85 + 2.55 = 87.55

Therefore, the answer to "What is 85 plus 3 percent?" is:

87.55

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