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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 249 · 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. 1.570 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.470 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.110 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.224 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.750 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.620 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.660 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.685 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.488 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.170 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.125 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.275 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.400 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.600 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.240 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.444 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.620 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.260 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.580 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.340 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.340 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.760 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.40 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.596 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.125 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.40 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.452 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.640 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.380 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.420 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.160 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.776 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.665 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.784 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.440 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.420 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.550 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.420 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.712 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.455 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 513
  2. 329
  3. 55
  4. 392
  5. 660
  6. 527
  7. 858
  8. 411
  9. 122
  10. 187
  11. 150
  12. 297
  13. 448
  14. 570
  15. 204
  16. 555
  17. 589
  18. 104
  19. 783
  20. 391
  21. 357
  22. 1026
  23. 32
  24. 447
  25. 110
  26. 38
  27. 791
  28. 736
  29. 361
  30. 483
  31. 104
  32. 970
  33. 1064
  34. 196
  35. 462
  36. 273
  37. 484
  38. 399
  39. 534
  40. 728

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