What is 72 plus 42 percent?

What is 72 plus 42 percent (72 plus 42%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 42 percent to 72? Here we will show you how to calculate 72 plus 42 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 42 percent of 72: To calculate 42 percent of 72, you multiply 42 by 72 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

42 x 72 = 3024
3024 / 100 = 30.24

Step 2) Add the 42 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 72. Here is the math to illustrate:

72 + 30.24 = 102.24

Therefore, the answer to "What is 72 plus 42 percent?" is:

102.24

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