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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 376 · 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. 1.730 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.320 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.740 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.225 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.164 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.430 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.725 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.220 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.746 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.670 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.140 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.520 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.600 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.338 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.370 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.225 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.172 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.75 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.60 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.300 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.310 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.700 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.710 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.740 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.125 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.650 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.40 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.580 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.390 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.485 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.40 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.200 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.465 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.50 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.480 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.60 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.125 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.425 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.725 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.150 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 657
  2. 272
  3. 777
  4. 180
  5. 246
  6. 602
  7. 1160
  8. 297
  9. 1119
  10. 603
  11. 161
  12. 416
  13. 510
  14. 169
  15. 259
  16. 198
  17. 258
  18. 84
  19. 51
  20. 264
  21. 341
  22. 560
  23. 781
  24. 481
  25. 50
  26. 572
  27. 10
  28. 522
  29. 507
  30. 582
  31. 26
  32. 184
  33. 744
  34. 70
  35. 408
  36. 39
  37. 100
  38. 459
  39. 290
  40. 165

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