Exponential Models

Question 1

What is being multiplied by 1/8 the same as?

Answer 1

Being multiplied by 1/8 is the same losing 7/8

Saying a quantity X lost 7/8 of the quantity is the same as saying there are 1/8 left because 1 - 7/8 = 1/8

1/8 of X is the same as 1/8 * X