20 percent more than 742

What is 20 percent more than 742? What is the formula used to calculate 20 percent more than 742? How can we calculate 20 percent more than 742?

Here we will show you the formula used to calculate 20 percent more than 742 (20% more than 742), and then we will calculate the answer to 20 percent more than 742 using our formula. We will also illustrate what 20 percent more than 742 looks like.

The formula used to calculate 20 percent more than 742, 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 20 for P and 742 for OV in our formula, we get the answer to 20 percent more than 742, as solved here:

PM = ((20 ÷ 100) × 742) + 742
PM = (0.2 × 742) + 742
PM = 148.4 + 742
PM = 890.4
20% more than 742 = 890.4

So, how does our formula work to calculate 20 percent more than 742? First, it takes 20 percent of 742, and then it adds that result to 742 to get our final answer. Below we have provided an illustration so you can better visualize 20 percent more than 742.

In our illustration above, the area shaded in blue is 742, and the area shaded in red is 20 percent of 742. Therefore, the blue area and the red area together represent 20 percent more than 742. In other words, blue is 742, red is 148.4, and blue plus red is 890.4.

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