What is 6 plus 42 percent?

What is 6 plus 42 percent (6 plus 42%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 42 percent to 6? Here we will show you how to calculate 6 plus 42 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 42 percent of 6: To calculate 42 percent of 6, you multiply 42 by 6 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

42 x 6 = 252
252 / 100 = 2.52

Step 2) Add the 42 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 6. Here is the math to illustrate:

6 + 2.52 = 8.52

Therefore, the answer to "What is 6 plus 42 percent?" is:

8.52

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