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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 380 · 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. 1.380 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.150 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.136 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.320 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.420 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.312 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.300 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.470 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.190 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.625 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.730 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.350 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.720 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.125 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.750 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.120 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.125 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.315 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.540 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.132 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.570 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.625 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.775 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.582 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.600 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.750 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.50 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.435 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.488 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.740 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.630 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.300 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.575 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.602 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.375 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.304 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.480 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.420 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.672 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 342
  2. 90
  3. 204
  4. 192
  5. 504
  6. 234
  7. 276
  8. 658
  9. 152
  10. 550
  11. 949
  12. 308
  13. 972
  14. 140
  15. 900
  16. 126
  17. 115
  18. 126
  19. 450
  20. 513
  21. 66
  22. 798
  23. 700
  24. 930
  25. 291
  26. 780
  27. 840
  28. 56
  29. 348
  30. 854
  31. 777
  32. 441
  33. 270
  34. 644
  35. 301
  36. 330
  37. 152
  38. 648
  39. 399
  40. 1176

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