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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 389 · 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. 1.475 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.285 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.420 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.340 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.140 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.640 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.160 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.682 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.800 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.432 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.250 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.108 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.100 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.724 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.290 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.795 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.480 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.630 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.178 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.772 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.750 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.360 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.430 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.475 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.236 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.240 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.45 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.500 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.570 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.588 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.460 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.610 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.355 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.228 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.700 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.560 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.525 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.710 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 437
  2. 114
  3. 294
  4. 357
  5. 119
  6. 416
  7. 184
  8. 1023
  9. 680
  10. 756
  11. 270
  12. 189
  13. 112
  14. 905
  15. 203
  16. 636
  17. 504
  18. 660
  19. 441
  20. 89
  21. 1351
  22. 525
  23. 378
  24. 344
  25. 437
  26. 177
  27. 204
  28. 18
  29. 550
  30. 855
  31. 294
  32. 575
  33. 488
  34. 568
  35. 57
  36. 630
  37. 297
  38. 896
  39. 462
  40. 284

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