percentage multipliers
What percentage multipliers means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A single multiplier used instead of finding the change and adding it on, such as 1.15 for a 15% increase or 0.85 for a 15% decrease.
A percentage can act on a number as a single multiplier, so 35% of 80 is 0.35 × 80, which is 28.
Topics that use percentage multipliers
- Number - Fractions, decimals and percentages (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Equivalent ratios
- Part-to-part fraction
- Part-to-whole fraction
- percentage
- Ratio
- reverse percentages
- Scale factor
- simplest form
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