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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 101 · 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. 1.660 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.725 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.140 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.480 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.660 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.700 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.576 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.445 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.500 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.170 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.396 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.108 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.475 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.680 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.132 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.512 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.280 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.800 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.720 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.450 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.206 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.175 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.70 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.780 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.685 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.660 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.525 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.130 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.60 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.160 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.120 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.75 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.680 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.588 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.646 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.492 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.470 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.424 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.685 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.580 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 462
  2. 667
  3. 112
  4. 720
  5. 561
  6. 1120
  7. 1008
  8. 178
  9. 560
  10. 68
  11. 495
  12. 135
  13. 190
  14. 442
  15. 165
  16. 384
  17. 322
  18. 1280
  19. 792
  20. 486
  21. 309
  22. 196
  23. 91
  24. 897
  25. 959
  26. 627
  27. 483
  28. 169
  29. 57
  30. 256
  31. 138
  32. 66
  33. 442
  34. 735
  35. 969
  36. 123
  37. 658
  38. 742
  39. 411
  40. 522

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