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If you multiply anything by 1.1, you make it 10% bigger.

"0.1" means 10%.

"1.1" means "one plus 10%".

"1.1 times a bucket of sand" means "one bucket of sand plus 10% of a bucket of sand".

So if you multiply anything by 1.1, you make it 10% bigger.

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