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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 326 · 40 questions
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The fast method (One-step multiplier): Increase by p%: multiply by (100 + p)% — up 20% is × 1.2. Decrease by p%: multiply by (100 − p)% — down 25% is × 0.75. Easy way to multiply: × the whole number (115 or 75), then ÷ 100.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.190 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.100 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.750 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.708 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.350 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.60 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.585 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.200 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.40 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.204 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.780 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.360 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.644 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.360 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.740 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.100 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.305 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.250 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.792 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.188 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.160 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.670 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.780 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.200 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.80 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.440 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.575 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.512 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.360 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.320 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.800 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.455 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.460 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.705 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.750 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.630 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.510 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.510 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.720 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.790 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 95
  2. 88
  3. 840
  4. 1062
  5. 378
  6. 72
  7. 819
  8. 120
  9. 26
  10. 357
  11. 897
  12. 630
  13. 483
  14. 468
  15. 629
  16. 105
  17. 427
  18. 275
  19. 990
  20. 282
  21. 184
  22. 737
  23. 858
  24. 270
  25. 72
  26. 616
  27. 529
  28. 896
  29. 270
  30. 272
  31. 896
  32. 546
  33. 414
  34. 282
  35. 675
  36. 315
  37. 306
  38. 561
  39. 612
  40. 948

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