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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 170 · 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. 1.740 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.80 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.800 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.340 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.490 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.150 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.385 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.100 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.376 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.375 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.440 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.225 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.316 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.350 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.300 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.140 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.40 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.670 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.275 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.790 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.315 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.40 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.475 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.490 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.160 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.575 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.420 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.100 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.100 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.592 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.440 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.350 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.510 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.672 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.375 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.40 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.380 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.520 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.520 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.90 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 481
  2. 52
  3. 1080
  4. 221
  5. 784
  6. 168
  7. 308
  8. 70
  9. 658
  10. 405
  11. 462
  12. 207
  13. 158
  14. 455
  15. 270
  16. 154
  17. 36
  18. 603
  19. 165
  20. 632
  21. 441
  22. 44
  23. 418
  24. 441
  25. 216
  26. 644
  27. 357
  28. 92
  29. 65
  30. 444
  31. 396
  32. 378
  33. 561
  34. 336
  35. 450
  36. 26
  37. 361
  38. 598
  39. 598
  40. 126

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