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Australia, which contains 129 presentations in total.

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Compound percentages

To find a 10% decrease, multiply by 90% or 0.9.To find a 20% decrease, multiply by 80% or 0.8.

original price × 0.8 × 0.9 = original price × 0.72

A jacket is reduced by 20% in a sale.

Two weeks later, the shop reducesthe price by a further 10%.

What is the total percentage discount?

It is not 30%.

72% of 100 is equivalent to a 28% discount altogether.

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Jenna invests in some shares.

Compound percentages

After one week the value goes up by 10%.

The following week they go down by 10%.

Has Jenna made a loss, a gain or is she back to her original investment? Show your working.

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Compound percentages

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Jack puts $500 into a savings account with an annual compound interest rate of 5%.

Compound interest

As a single calculation:

$500 × 1.05 × 1.05 × 1.05 × 1.05 = $607.75

Using index notation:

$500 × 1.054 = $607.75

How much will he have in the account at the end of 4 years if he doesn’t add or withdraw any money?

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Compound interest

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Compound interest

Where is the best place to invest for each time period?

Short term investment: 1 yearMedium term investment: 3 yearsLong term investment: 10 years

$35003.4% annualinterest

Bank account Shares$1000 7.9% annualinterest

Building Society$100001.2% annual interest

Rena is a financial advisor. She needs to work out where her client’s money would best be saved depending on how long they want to invest for.

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If the current population is 2345,what will it be in 5 years?

Powers are used in solving problems involving repeated percentage increase and decrease.

Repeated percentage change

What will the population be after 10 years?

The population of a village increases by 2% each year.

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Repeated percentage change

How much will the car be worth in 2013?

To decrease the value by 15%, multiply it by 0.85.

$24 000 × 0.858 = $6540 (to the nearest dollar)

The value of a new car depreciates at a rate of 15% a year.

There are 8 years between 2005 and 2013.

The car costs $24 000 in 2005.

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Repeated percentage change