What is 2 plus 5 percent?

What is 2 plus 5 percent (2 plus 5%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 5 percent to 2? Here we will show you how to calculate 2 plus 5 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 5 percent of 2: To calculate 5 percent of 2, you multiply 5 by 2 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

5 x 2 = 10
10 / 100 = 0.1

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

2 + 0.1 = 2.1

Therefore, the answer to "What is 2 plus 5 percent?" is:

2.1

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