What is 15 plus 8 percent?

What is 15 plus 8 percent (15 plus 8%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 8 percent to 15? Here we will show you how to calculate 15 plus 8 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 8 percent of 15: To calculate 8 percent of 15, you multiply 8 by 15 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

8 x 15 = 120
120 / 100 = 1.2

Step 2) Add the 8 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 15. Here is the math to illustrate:

15 + 1.2 = 16.2

Therefore, the answer to "What is 15 plus 8 percent?" is:

16.2

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