Multipliers

What multiplier would you use to find 30% of a number?

• 0.3

• 30

• 3

• 0.030

What multiplier would you use to find 5% of a number?

• 5

• 0.5

• 0.05

• 0.005

What multiplier would you use to find 99% of a number?

• 0.9

• 0.99

• 99

• 0.999

What multiplier would you use to find 0.1% of a number?

• 0.1

• 0.01

• 1

• 0.001

What multiplier would you use to find 113% of a number?

• 113

• 11.3

• 1.13

• 0.113

What calculation would allow you to find 35% of 120kg?

• 3.5 x 120

• 120 x 0.35

• 120 x 35

• 0.035 x 120

What calculation would allow you to find 2% of 1200km?

• 2 x 1200

• 0.2 x 1200

• 1200 x 0.002

• 0.02 x 1200

What calculation would allow you to find 112% of £150,000?

• 150000 x 1.12

• 112 x 150000

• 150000 x 0.112

• 150000 x 11.2

Chris wants to find 1.5% of £320,000. He does the calculation 0.15 x 320000. Tick the statements below that are true.

• He has actually found 15% of 320000

• He has done the correct calculation

• He has used the wrong multiplier

• He has found 0.15% of 320000

Amanda does the following correct calculation to a question: 0.0015 x 4000. What was the question?

• Find 1.5% of 4000

• Find 0.15% of 4000

• Find 15% of 4000

• Find 0.015% of 4000