Growth & Decay: The Multiplier Method (Year 11)
Free printable UK Year 11 (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 5%.
- 2.Write the single decimal multiplier for an increase of 3%.
- 3.Write the single decimal multiplier for an increase of 9%.
- 4.Write the single decimal multiplier for an increase of 10%.
- 5.Write the single decimal multiplier for a decrease of 8%.
- 6.Write the single decimal multiplier for a decrease of 5%.
- 7.Write the single decimal multiplier for a decrease of 18%.
- 8.Write the single decimal multiplier for a decrease of 25%.
- 9.The number of subscribers to a YouTube channel is 560 subscribers. It increases by 3%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 10.The number of members at a gym is 400 members. It increases by 20%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 11.The attendance at a school's summer fair is 750 visitors. It increases by 10%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 12.The number of members at a gym is 250 members. It increases by 6%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 13.The number of daily visitors to a struggling website is 360 visitors. It decreases by 6%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 14.The number of fish in a stocked pond is 860 fish. It decreases by 18%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
- 15.The number of daily visitors to a struggling website is 760 visitors. It decreases by 6%. Use the multiplier method to find the new total, to the nearest whole number.
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