What is 3 plus 5 percent?

What is 3 plus 5 percent (3 plus 5%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 5 percent to 3? Here we will show you how to calculate 3 plus 5 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 5 percent of 3: To calculate 5 percent of 3, you multiply 5 by 3 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

5 x 3 = 15
15 / 100 = 0.15

Step 2) Add the 5 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 3. Here is the math to illustrate:

3 + 0.15 = 3.15

Therefore, the answer to "What is 3 plus 5 percent?" is:

3.15

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