What is 15 plus 5 percent?

What is 15 plus 5 percent (15 plus 5%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 5 percent to 15? Here we will show you how to calculate 15 plus 5 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 5 percent of 15: To calculate 5 percent of 15, you multiply 5 by 15 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

5 x 15 = 75
75 / 100 = 0.75

Step 2) Add the 5 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 15. Here is the math to illustrate:

15 + 0.75 = 15.75

Therefore, the answer to "What is 15 plus 5 percent?" is:

15.75

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