M4.2.1 For the adult

Percentage increase and decrease

How do I add 12% to 250 in one step?

What this chapter teaches

A percentage rise or fall is one multiplication. A rise of 12% is a multiplier of 1.12 and a fall of 35% is 0.65. A percentage change always compares the change with the amount you started from.

Three questions to ask

There is no one right wording. Listen for the idea.

  1. What number do you multiply by to take 20% off?
  2. Why do we divide by the original amount when we find a percentage change?
  3. If 80 becomes 92, how can you check that the answer 15% is right?

After the chapter, the learner can

  • Increase 250 by 12% using the multiplier 1.12
  • Find the percentage change from 80 to 92

What they copy into their notebook

Rise: multiply by 1 + the rate. Fall: multiply by 1 − the rate. Percentage change = change ÷ original × 100. Always divide by the original.

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