Question

What single decimal multiplier would you use to decrease by 14% followed by a 9% decrease?

Answer 1

the single decimal multiplier is 0.7826

Explanation:

The computation of the single decimal multiplier is given below:

Given that

It is reduced by 14% that followed by 9% decrease

So according to this, the following calculation is required

= (1 - 0.14) × (1 - 0.09)

= 0.86 × 0.91

= 0.7826

Hence, the single decimal multiplier is 0.7826