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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 253 · 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. 1.180 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.360 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.232 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.335 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.85 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.150 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.600 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.388 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.132 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.670 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.360 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.425 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.320 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.775 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.425 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.185 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.745 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.770 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.690 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.722 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.660 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.150 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.100 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.180 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.750 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.125 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.770 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.120 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.780 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.360 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.675 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.560 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.270 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.150 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.475 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.660 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.760 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.470 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.720 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.315 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 162
  2. 306
  3. 174
  4. 201
  5. 34
  6. 135
  7. 810
  8. 582
  9. 231
  10. 871
  11. 234
  12. 459
  13. 432
  14. 682
  15. 476
  16. 74
  17. 596
  18. 616
  19. 276
  20. 361
  21. 627
  22. 162
  23. 105
  24. 243
  25. 1050
  26. 115
  27. 924
  28. 78
  29. 858
  30. 234
  31. 621
  32. 616
  33. 405
  34. 132
  35. 437
  36. 561
  37. 494
  38. 752
  39. 612
  40. 378

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