What is 157 plus 5 percent?

What is 157 plus 5 percent (157 plus 5%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 5 percent to 157? Here we will show you how to calculate 157 plus 5 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 5 percent of 157: To calculate 5 percent of 157, you multiply 5 by 157 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

5 x 157 = 785
785 / 100 = 7.85

Step 2) Add the 5 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 157. Here is the math to illustrate:

157 + 7.85 = 164.85

Therefore, the answer to "What is 157 plus 5 percent?" is:

164.85

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