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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 809 · 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. 1.100 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.130 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.460 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.45 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.710 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.645 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.725 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.525 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.590 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.725 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.775 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.640 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.775 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.300 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.140 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.720 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.600 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.110 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.120 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.40 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.400 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.680 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.480 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.716 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.556 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.470 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.200 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.410 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.320 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.620 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.360 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.610 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.304 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.158 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.605 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.100 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.50 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.640 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.460 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.430 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 88
  2. 91
  3. 276
  4. 18
  5. 781
  6. 903
  7. 638
  8. 588
  9. 236
  10. 667
  11. 713
  12. 864
  13. 837
  14. 255
  15. 161
  16. 684
  17. 390
  18. 99
  19. 108
  20. 26
  21. 440
  22. 918
  23. 408
  24. 179
  25. 417
  26. 705
  27. 210
  28. 533
  29. 432
  30. 372
  31. 180
  32. 549
  33. 380
  34. 79
  35. 726
  36. 88
  37. 54
  38. 608
  39. 391
  40. 301

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