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To increase a number by 26% you multiply it by?

I don't really get the question, but this is what the question says
"To increase an amount by 26% , multiply by..."
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1.26

by 1.26 surely?

What they said.

You multiply it by 1.26

Reply 5

john_M10

1.26 surely :s-smilie:

Reply 6

tobeconfirmed

X 1.26 would be my guess

Reply 7

whatisthis47

What everyone above said :wink:

Reply 8

MC armani

I think OP needs a sixth person to tell him that it's 1.26

Reply 9

Miss Anonymous

Original post by iPad User

I don't really get the question, but this is what the question says
"To increase an amount by 26% , multiply by..."
Thanks

if you call the amount "a", and you increase it by lets say 25%,
it would be a + a * (25/100)
which is the same as a * (1+ 25/100) = a*(125/100)

hope this helps

Reply 10

The-Real-One

Original post by iPad User

I don't really get the question, but this is what the question says
"To increase an amount by 26% , multiply by..."
Thanks

This just shows the typical intelligence of an Apple product user...

It's 1.26 you there, with no braincells.

Reply 11

iPad User

Original post by iainthegreat

1.26

Why?

Reply 12

iPad User

Original post by The-Real-One

This just shows the typical intelligence of an Apple product user...

It's 1.26 you there, with no braincells.

Your the one with an apple logo as a avatar.

Reply 13

The_Internet

Original post by Miss Anonymous

if you call the amount "a", and you increase it by lets say 25%,
it would be a + a * (25/100)
which is the same as a * (1+ 25/100) = a*(125/100)

hope this helps

Its a lot easier to multiply by 1.26 :wink:

Original post by iPad User

Why?

Take a value ie: 20.
1 is 100% in decimal terms
26% = 0.26

You already have 100%(20) and you are adding 26% on, hence you have a total of 126%, so you multiply by 1.26

Simples

Or if say you had to add on 43%, then you'd multiply by 1.43

Original post by iPad User

Your the one with an apple logo as a avatar.

He's right however. Sheeple buy iPad's because Apple tell them to

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 14

desku

Like everyone else has stated, just divide by 0.54

Reply 15

Lukedavidhopkins1

Original post by iPad User

Why?

Somebody above already explained why with an example :redface:

Reply 16

Hdizzle

you multiply it by 1.26 as stated above.
this 1.26 is known as a multiplier

the 1 being the 100% i.e the number such as 45

+

0.26 which is the 26 % so basically you're saing 45 + 26% of it

so you multiply the 45 * 1.26
.... if you get what i'm saying?

Reply 17

iainthegreat

Original post by iPad User

Why?

Ok, so think of 1 as being 100%. In that, if you times a number by 1, it is still at 100%, there's no increase or decrease.

So if you wished to increase by, say, 50%. You'd multiply by 1.5

Increase by 100%, times by 2.

Decrease to 75%, times by 0.75

Do you get the picture? :smile:

(edited 12 years ago)

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Reply 19

iPad User

Original post by iainthegreat

Ok, so think of 1 as being 100%. In that, if you times a number by 1, it is still at 100%, there's no increase or decrease.

So if you wished to increase by, say, 50%. You'd multiply by 1.5

Increase by 100%, times by 2.

Decrease by 75%, times by 0.75

Do you get the picture? :smile:

Ohh, thanks :smile:

So eg, increase by 99% its 1.99?