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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 214 · 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. 1.270 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.500 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.525 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.692 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.535 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.50 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.750 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.800 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.50 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.325 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.600 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.528 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.390 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.640 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.640 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.540 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.435 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.220 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.700 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.120 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.336 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.614 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.775 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.624 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.80 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.300 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.150 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.435 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.325 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.650 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.380 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.520 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.225 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.245 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.520 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.540 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.240 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.465 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.320 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.640 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 108
  2. 475
  3. 483
  4. 1211
  5. 749
  6. 54
  7. 840
  8. 840
  9. 46
  10. 286
  11. 1050
  12. 792
  13. 351
  14. 608
  15. 416
  16. 567
  17. 348
  18. 88
  19. 784
  20. 60
  21. 504
  22. 921
  23. 682
  24. 156
  25. 76
  26. 276
  27. 195
  28. 609
  29. 299
  30. 975
  31. 361
  32. 676
  33. 243
  34. 98
  35. 468
  36. 378
  37. 324
  38. 279
  39. 336
  40. 896

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