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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 125 · 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. 1.320 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.555 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.200 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.640 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.684 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.710 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.270 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.400 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.160 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.600 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.700 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.680 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.240 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.640 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.45 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.400 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.560 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.344 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.515 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.210 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.60 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.680 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.140 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.216 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.110 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.160 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.700 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.50 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.670 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.745 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.350 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.770 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.410 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.92 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.250 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.800 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.186 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.366 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.300 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.120 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 288
  2. 333
  3. 210
  4. 736
  5. 171
  6. 781
  7. 216
  8. 360
  9. 168
  10. 552
  11. 770
  12. 476
  13. 228
  14. 608
  15. 36
  16. 460
  17. 476
  18. 430
  19. 206
  20. 126
  21. 81
  22. 714
  23. 168
  24. 108
  25. 77
  26. 168
  27. 735
  28. 45
  29. 603
  30. 894
  31. 420
  32. 1001
  33. 574
  34. 161
  35. 270
  36. 680
  37. 279
  38. 549
  39. 225
  40. 48

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