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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 356 · 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. 1.630 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.150 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.350 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.155 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.570 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.440 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.140 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.325 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.560 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.740 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.140 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.590 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.580 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.440 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.155 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.800 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.155 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.330 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.400 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.695 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.300 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.40 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.630 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.360 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.135 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.275 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.332 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.160 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.314 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.692 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.415 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.768 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.230 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.580 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.300 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.380 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.760 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.360 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.610 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.340 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 252
  2. 165
  3. 455
  4. 62
  5. 627
  6. 396
  7. 126
  8. 286
  9. 504
  10. 592
  11. 119
  12. 649
  13. 493
  14. 418
  15. 248
  16. 1400
  17. 217
  18. 198
  19. 420
  20. 278
  21. 270
  22. 42
  23. 819
  24. 486
  25. 81
  26. 220
  27. 166
  28. 96
  29. 471
  30. 1038
  31. 498
  32. 1344
  33. 207
  34. 522
  35. 276
  36. 570
  37. 494
  38. 486
  39. 732
  40. 306

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