CPM Homework Help : INT1 Problem 8-7

Write the multiplier for each increase or decrease described below.

A $25$ % increase

Hint (a):

See Math Notes Box in Lesson 5.3.2 to understand the idea of multipliers.

More help (a):

To keep a value the same you multiply by $1.00$ , to increase a value the multiplier must be greater than $1.00$ . If we are increasing by $25$ % ( $0.25$ ) what should the multiplier be?

A decrease of $18$ %

Answer (b):

The multiplier is $0.82$ .

An increase of $39$ %

Hint (c):

See part (a).

A decrease of $94$ %

Hint (d):

See part (a).