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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 330 · 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. 1.310 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.280 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.700 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.200 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.674 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.560 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.660 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.200 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.600 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.600 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.100 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.200 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.700 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.365 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.520 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.480 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.225 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.370 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.510 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.440 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.570 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.550 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.235 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.475 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.340 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.690 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.140 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.325 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.160 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.60 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.250 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.735 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.475 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.170 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.540 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.420 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.394 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.120 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.240 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 279
  2. 70
  3. 770
  4. 350
  5. 1011
  6. 756
  7. 108
  8. 561
  9. 190
  10. 750
  11. 528
  12. 88
  13. 216
  14. 805
  15. 146
  16. 338
  17. 336
  18. 243
  19. 518
  20. 357
  21. 264
  22. 684
  23. 605
  24. 141
  25. 418
  26. 323
  27. 414
  28. 105
  29. 260
  30. 184
  31. 51
  32. 275
  33. 1176
  34. 532
  35. 136
  36. 216
  37. 588
  38. 591
  39. 114
  40. 252

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