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Decimal multipliers for percentage increase or decrease

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    What decimal multiplier would you use to carry out the following?

  1. A 93% increase
  2. A 40% increase
  3. A 80% increase
  4. A 10% increase
  5. A 1% increase
  6. A 20.5% increase

    7. What decimal multiplier would you use to carry out the following?

  7. A 60% decrease
  8. A 4% decrease
  9. A 30% decrease
  10. A 80% decrease
  11. A 75% decrease
  12. A 28.5% decrease

    13. Using decimal multipliers, find the answer to the following.

  13. Tom’s £3 pocket money increases by 40%: what is his new pocket money?
  14. Hannah’s weight decreases, from 60 kg, by 9%: what is her new weight?