What is 17 plus 5 percent?

What is 17 plus 5 percent (17 plus 5%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 5 percent to 17? Here we will show you how to calculate 17 plus 5 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 5 percent of 17: To calculate 5 percent of 17, you multiply 5 by 17 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

5 x 17 = 85
85 / 100 = 0.85

Step 2) Add the 5 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 17. Here is the math to illustrate:

17 + 0.85 = 17.85

Therefore, the answer to "What is 17 plus 5 percent?" is:

17.85

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