Percent Increase and Decrease Multiplier

Decrease £220 by 20%.

• £170

• £176

• £200

• £44

Decrease £40 by 20%

• £9

• £21

• £32

• £20

Increase 150 by 40%.

• 200

• 190

• 250

• 210

Reduce 360 by 10%

• 342

• 324

• 328

• 300

Decrease 500 by 30%

• 470

• 350

• 499.70

• 150

An initial population of 25,000 increases by 16%. What is the multiplier?

• 0.16

• 0.84

• 16

• 1.16

Percent increase means starting with 100% and _____________ the given percent.

• subtracting

• adding

• multiplying

• dividing

A 15% increase written as a multiplier is ___________.

• 1.15

• 115%

• .85

• .15

A 15% decrease written as a multiplier is ___________.

• 1.15

• 85%

• .85

• 1.85

A profit of $2000 that increases by 9% each year. What is the multiplier?

• 1.9

• 0.09

• 1.09

• 0.9