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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 378 · 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. 1.560 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.480 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.160 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.366 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.320 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.300 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.560 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.390 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.420 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.800 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.160 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.430 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.740 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.240 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.690 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.575 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.400 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.480 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.250 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.125 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.485 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.640 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.165 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.420 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.330 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.375 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.150 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.800 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.740 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.220 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.210 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.110 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.316 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.315 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.505 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.160 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.578 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.116 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.320 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.800 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 504
  2. 312
  3. 152
  4. 183
  5. 336
  6. 315
  7. 896
  8. 312
  9. 588
  10. 680
  11. 168
  12. 258
  13. 999
  14. 312
  15. 414
  16. 621
  17. 440
  18. 552
  19. 225
  20. 115
  21. 388
  22. 544
  23. 231
  24. 441
  25. 363
  26. 150
  27. 180
  28. 920
  29. 444
  30. 242
  31. 273
  32. 44
  33. 79
  34. 504
  35. 808
  36. 112
  37. 289
  38. 203
  39. 368
  40. 896

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