What is 342 plus 5 percent?

What is 342 plus 5 percent (342 plus 5%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 5 percent to 342? Here we will show you how to calculate 342 plus 5 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 5 percent of 342: To calculate 5 percent of 342, you multiply 5 by 342 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

5 x 342 = 1710
1710 / 100 = 17.1

Step 2) Add the 5 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 342. Here is the math to illustrate:

342 + 17.1 = 359.1

Therefore, the answer to "What is 342 plus 5 percent?" is:

359.1

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