What is 71 plus 5 percent?

What is 71 plus 5 percent (71 plus 5%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 5 percent to 71? Here we will show you how to calculate 71 plus 5 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 5 percent of 71: To calculate 5 percent of 71, you multiply 5 by 71 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

5 x 71 = 355
355 / 100 = 3.55

Step 2) Add the 5 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 71. Here is the math to illustrate:

71 + 3.55 = 74.55

Therefore, the answer to "What is 71 plus 5 percent?" is:

74.55

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