Q. What is the result when the number 53 is increased by 68% ?Answer:
Understand Problem: Understand the problem and determine what is being asked.We need to calculate the new value of the number 53 after it has been increased by 68%. To do this, we will calculate 68% of 53 and then add this value to the original number 53.
Calculate 68%: Calculate 68% of 53.To find 68% of 53, we convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100 and then multiply by the number.68% as a decimal is 0.68.So, 0.68×53=36.04
Add to Original: Add the calculated percentage to the original number.Now we add the value from Step 2 to the original number 53 to find the increased value.53+36.04=89.04
More problems from Percents of numbers: fractional and decimal percents