What is 8 plus 5 percent?

What is 8 plus 5 percent (8 plus 5%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 5 percent to 8? Here we will show you how to calculate 8 plus 5 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 5 percent of 8: To calculate 5 percent of 8, you multiply 5 by 8 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

5 x 8 = 40
40 / 100 = 0.4

Step 2) Add the 5 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 8. Here is the math to illustrate:

8 + 0.4 = 8.4

Therefore, the answer to "What is 8 plus 5 percent?" is:

8.4

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