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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 268 · 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 15% =
  2. 2.280 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.300 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.740 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.584 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.425 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.636 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.105 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.45 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.270 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.664 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.220 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.650 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.590 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.624 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.575 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.725 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.215 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.200 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.110 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.760 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.220 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.320 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.240 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.575 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.565 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.198 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.190 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.400 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.328 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.380 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.60 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.465 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.530 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.675 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.250 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.164 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.700 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.260 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.750 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 629
  2. 364
  3. 240
  4. 666
  5. 146
  6. 476
  7. 318
  8. 126
  9. 27
  10. 432
  11. 166
  12. 352
  13. 572
  14. 413
  15. 468
  16. 644
  17. 667
  18. 172
  19. 240
  20. 132
  21. 722
  22. 352
  23. 288
  24. 204
  25. 506
  26. 339
  27. 99
  28. 152
  29. 368
  30. 574
  31. 418
  32. 84
  33. 558
  34. 689
  35. 729
  36. 325
  37. 205
  38. 805
  39. 169
  40. 690

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