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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 406 · 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. 1.105 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.650 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.700 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.640 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.342 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.385 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.450 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.400 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.130 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.275 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.120 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.600 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.145 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.164 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.700 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.440 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.696 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.620 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.300 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.325 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.526 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.402 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.232 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.650 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.240 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.675 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.60 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.256 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.710 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.440 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.650 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.190 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.680 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.546 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.225 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.640 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.675 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.225 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.584 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.275 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 390
  3. 784
  4. 704
  5. 513
  6. 231
  7. 504
  8. 352
  9. 208
  10. 242
  11. 78
  12. 528
  13. 58
  14. 205
  15. 455
  16. 484
  17. 348
  18. 403
  19. 270
  20. 299
  21. 263
  22. 603
  23. 174
  24. 455
  25. 252
  26. 270
  27. 24
  28. 448
  29. 284
  30. 286
  31. 728
  32. 209
  33. 714
  34. 819
  35. 243
  36. 672
  37. 540
  38. 207
  39. 438
  40. 253

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