What is 742 plus 5 percent?

What is 742 plus 5 percent (742 plus 5%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 5 percent to 742? Here we will show you how to calculate 742 plus 5 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 5 percent of 742: To calculate 5 percent of 742, you multiply 5 by 742 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

5 x 742 = 3710
3710 / 100 = 37.1

Step 2) Add the 5 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 742. Here is the math to illustrate:

742 + 37.1 = 779.1

Therefore, the answer to "What is 742 plus 5 percent?" is:

779.1

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