15 percent more than 120

What is 15 percent more than 120? What is the formula used to calculate 15 percent more than 120? How can we calculate 15 percent more than 120?

Here we will show you the formula used to calculate 15 percent more than 120 (15% more than 120), and then we will calculate the answer to 15 percent more than 120 using our formula. We will also illustrate what 15 percent more than 120 looks like.

The formula used to calculate 15 percent more than 120, as well as other percent more than problems, can be seen below:

PM = ((P ÷ 100) × OV) + OV

PM (Percent More) is the answer we want, P (%) is the percent, and OV (Original Value) is the starting value. Therefore, when we substitute 15 for P and 120 for OV in our formula, we get the answer to 15 percent more than 120, as solved here:

PM = ((15 ÷ 100) × 120) + 120
PM = (0.15 × 120) + 120
PM = 18 + 120
PM = 138
15% more than 120 = 138

So, how does our formula work to calculate 15 percent more than 120? First, it takes 15 percent of 120, and then it adds that result to 120 to get our final answer. Below we have provided an illustration so you can better visualize 15 percent more than 120.

In our illustration above, the area shaded in blue is 120, and the area shaded in red is 15 percent of 120. Therefore, the blue area and the red area together represent 15 percent more than 120. In other words, blue is 120, red is 18, and blue plus red is 138.

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