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Side-by-side timeline showing £1000 growing by 5% each year with multiplier 1.05 and £1000 depreciating by 10% each year with multiplier 0.90 over 3 years

The starting amount is 100% of itself, so an increase uses a multiplier bigger than 1 and a decrease uses a multiplier smaller than 1. For example, a 6% increase uses 1.061.061.06, while a 6% decrease uses 0.940.940.94.

To build a multiplier, rewrite the new percentage as a decimal. So 8% increase means 108%=1.08108\% = 1.08108%=1.08, and 25% decrease means 75%=0.7575\% = 0.7575%=0.75. Compound interest and depreciation both use these multipliers again and again over time.

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Question 1

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Sarah wants to invest £5000 for three years. She can choose between Bank P and Bank Q.

Bank P

2.5% compound interest per annum

Bank Q

3% compound interest in the first year 2.2% compound interest for each extra year

Which bank will give Sarah the most interest after three years? You must show your working.

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In percentage calculations, what is the multiplier for a 6% increase?

Compound Interest and Depreciation Revision Guide

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Revision notes for WJEC GCSE Maths Compound Interest and Depreciation: explanations and worked examples.

Practise questions

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A laptop loses 7%7\%7% of its value each year. Which multiplier is used to calculate its value after each year?