Growth & Decay: The Multiplier Method (Year 10)
Free printable UK Year 10 (GCSE Foundation) maths worksheet: convert a percentage increase or decrease into a single decimal multiplier, then apply it. Every answer computed.
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Growth & Decay: The Multiplier Method
Write the decimal multiplier for the given percentage change, then use it to find the new amount. A multiplier above 1 means growth; a multiplier below 1 means decay.
- 1.Write the single decimal multiplier for an increase of 4%.
- 2.Write the single decimal multiplier for an increase of 12%.
- 3.Write the single decimal multiplier for an increase of 25%.
- 4.Write the single decimal multiplier for an increase of 10%.
- 5.Write the single decimal multiplier for a decrease of 18%.
- 6.Write the single decimal multiplier for a decrease of 4%.
- 7.Write the single decimal multiplier for a decrease of 30%.
- 8.Write the single decimal multiplier for a decrease of 8%.
- 9.The attendance at a school's summer fair is 210 visitors. It increases by 2%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 10.The number of members at a gym is 330 members. It increases by 12%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 11.The population of a small town is 610 people. It increases by 7%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 12.The attendance at a school's summer fair is 640 visitors. It increases by 9%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 13.The number of active users of an old app is 390 users. It decreases by 12%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 14.The number of active users of an old app is 880 users. It decreases by 5%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 15.The number of active users of an old app is 320 users. It decreases by 25%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
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