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Increase 37 by 15% please

User Aamol
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Increase number by 15% 15/100=0.15 Simply multiply by 1.15 So 37×1.15 The answer would be 42.55 Hope i helped
User Ken Sharp
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In order to increase a number by 15% ,
multiply it by 1.15 .

37 x 1.15 = 42.55 .


Where does the 1.15 come from ?

The ' 1 ' is the entire number that you started with,
and the " .15 " is the additional 15% of it.