Q. What is the result when the number 62 is increased by 3% ?Answer:
Understand the problem: Understand the problem and determine what is being asked.We need to calculate the new value of the number 62 after it has been increased by 3%. To do this, we will calculate 3% of 62 and then add this value to the original number 62.
Calculate 3% of 62: Calculate 3% of 62.To find 3% of 62, we convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100 and then multiply by the number.3% as a decimal is 1003=0.03.Now, multiply 0.03 by 62 to find the increase.0.03×62=1.86
Add the increase to the original number: Add the increase to the original number.Now that we have the increase, we add it to the original number to find the final result.62+1.86=63.86
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