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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 207 · 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. 2.670 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.610 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.800 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.364 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.200 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.415 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.645 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.350 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.100 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.240 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.660 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.75 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.205 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.700 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.370 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.255 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.102 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.515 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.116 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.130 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.40 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.540 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.330 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.136 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.750 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.610 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.520 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.732 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.410 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.190 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.700 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.668 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.752 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.276 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.525 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.272 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.460 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.475 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 288
  2. 469
  3. 549
  4. 1080
  5. 455
  6. 240
  7. 498
  8. 516
  9. 308
  10. 90
  11. 264
  12. 561
  13. 81
  14. 287
  15. 216
  16. 280
  17. 259
  18. 102
  19. 153
  20. 824
  21. 203
  22. 169
  23. 70
  24. 405
  25. 429
  26. 170
  27. 825
  28. 732
  29. 598
  30. 1281
  31. 164
  32. 171
  33. 770
  34. 835
  35. 564
  36. 414
  37. 210
  38. 408
  39. 437
  40. 570

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