What is 4 percent more than 72? What is the formula used to calculate 4 percent more than 72? How can we calculate 4 percent more than 72?
Here we will show you the formula used to calculate 4 percent more than 72 (4% more than 72), and then we will calculate the answer to 4 percent more than 72 using our formula. We will also illustrate what 4 percent more than 72 looks like.
The formula used to calculate 4 percent more than 72, 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 4 for P and 72 for OV in our formula, we get the answer to 4 percent more than 72, as solved here:
PM = ((4 ÷ 100) × 72) + 72
PM = (0.04 × 72) + 72
PM = 2.88 + 72
PM = 74.88
4% more than 72 = 74.88
So, how does our formula work to calculate 4 percent more than 72? First, it takes 4 percent of 72, and then it adds that result to 72 to get our final answer. Below we have provided an illustration so you can better visualize 4 percent more than 72.
In our illustration above, the area shaded in blue is 72, and the area shaded in red is 4 percent of 72. Therefore, the blue area and the red area together represent 4 percent more than 72. In other words, blue is 72, red is 2.88, and blue plus red is 74.88.
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