What is 72 plus 9 percent?

What is 72 plus 9 percent (72 plus 9%)? Simply put, what do you get if you add 9 percent to 72? Here we will show you how to calculate 72 plus 9 percent using a two-step process.

Step 1) Calculate 9 percent of 72: To calculate 9 percent of 72, you multiply 9 by 72 and then divide the product you get by 100. Here is the math to illustrate:

9 x 72 = 648
648 / 100 = 6.48

Step 2) Add the 9 percent you calculated in Step 1 to 72. Here is the math to illustrate:

72 + 6.48 = 78.48

Therefore, the answer to "What is 72 plus 9 percent?" is:

78.48

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