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  • 19-09-2020
  • Mathematics
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What single decimal multiplier would you use to increase by 15% followed by a 17% decrease?

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tonb
tonb tonb
  • 19-09-2020

Answer:

1.3455

Step-by-step explanation:

A 15% increase is a multiplication by 1.15

So a 15% and a 17% increase is a multiplication of 1.15*1.17 = 1.3455

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EnglishMaster23 EnglishMaster23
  • 19-09-2020

Answer:

0.9545

Step-by-step explanation:

Let an integer be x.

If x is increased by 15%, then the value of the number would be

115/100x=1.15x

If 1.15x is decreased by 17%, then the value of the number would be:

(100-17)/100×1.15x

83/100×1.15x=0.9545x

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