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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 122 · 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. 1.680 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.250 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.530 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.660 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.800 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.40 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.750 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.775 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.40 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.150 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.798 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.290 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.180 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.650 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.90 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.180 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.790 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.276 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.140 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.720 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.800 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.180 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.660 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.720 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.100 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.75 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.45 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.140 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.525 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.75 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.60 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.190 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.170 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.475 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.610 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.225 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.110 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.740 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.435 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.80 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 442
  2. 270
  3. 318
  4. 594
  5. 1200
  6. 60
  7. 675
  8. 682
  9. 38
  10. 168
  11. 1197
  12. 435
  13. 162
  14. 260
  15. 99
  16. 189
  17. 869
  18. 69
  19. 126
  20. 468
  21. 680
  22. 153
  23. 759
  24. 360
  25. 115
  26. 45
  27. 27
  28. 154
  29. 588
  30. 69
  31. 69
  32. 171
  33. 102
  34. 437
  35. 244
  36. 243
  37. 121
  38. 555
  39. 348
  40. 68

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