What is 1 plus 5 percent?

What is 1 plus 5 percent (1 plus 5%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 5 percent to 1? Here we will show you how to calculate 1 plus 5 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 5 percent of 1: To calculate 5 percent of 1, you multiply 5 by 1 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

5 x 1 = 5
5 / 100 = 0.05

Step 2) Add the 5 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 1. Here is the math to illustrate:

1 + 0.05 = 1.05

Therefore, the answer to "What is 1 plus 5 percent?" is:

1.05

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