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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 316 · 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. 1.780 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.200 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.580 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.312 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.240 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.620 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.780 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.220 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.420 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.250 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.280 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.515 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.500 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.780 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.205 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.420 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.40 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.275 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.475 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.220 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.670 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.120 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.596 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.345 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.115 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.180 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.660 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.625 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.205 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.355 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.224 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.500 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.78 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.540 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.780 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.140 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.550 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.270 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.200 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.275 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 546
  2. 130
  3. 522
  4. 156
  5. 324
  6. 589
  7. 741
  8. 88
  9. 378
  10. 230
  11. 294
  12. 412
  13. 350
  14. 1365
  15. 287
  16. 483
  17. 34
  18. 308
  19. 418
  20. 55
  21. 737
  22. 102
  23. 447
  24. 207
  25. 138
  26. 126
  27. 594
  28. 575
  29. 328
  30. 497
  31. 112
  32. 125
  33. 117
  34. 702
  35. 1053
  36. 98
  37. 220
  38. 108
  39. 220
  40. 308

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