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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 382 · 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. 1.460 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.390 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.415 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.670 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.450 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.275 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.775 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.240 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.610 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.420 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.675 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.796 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.285 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.640 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.460 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.220 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.680 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.360 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.630 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.140 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.710 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.356 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.488 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.368 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.150 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.325 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.375 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.130 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.560 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.420 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.60 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.280 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.80 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.668 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.250 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.325 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.325 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.750 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.340 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.500 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 414
  2. 351
  3. 498
  4. 938
  5. 504
  6. 308
  7. 837
  8. 324
  9. 549
  10. 567
  11. 756
  12. 995
  13. 114
  14. 864
  15. 391
  16. 242
  17. 816
  18. 306
  19. 504
  20. 210
  21. 639
  22. 89
  23. 854
  24. 276
  25. 168
  26. 520
  27. 345
  28. 143
  29. 784
  30. 672
  31. 81
  32. 308
  33. 112
  34. 334
  35. 270
  36. 286
  37. 195
  38. 810
  39. 459
  40. 560

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