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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 409 · 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. 1.530 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.450 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.218 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.300 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.472 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.730 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.275 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.280 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.790 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.115 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.800 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.755 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.155 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.380 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.650 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.440 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.40 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.172 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.70 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.660 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.740 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.375 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.610 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.800 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.132 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.576 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.344 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.465 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.785 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.700 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.620 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.218 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.520 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.120 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.225 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.702 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.200 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.680 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.650 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.220 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 477
  2. 414
  3. 327
  4. 405
  5. 826
  6. 1168
  7. 165
  8. 308
  9. 474
  10. 161
  11. 760
  12. 906
  13. 248
  14. 323
  15. 780
  16. 374
  17. 50
  18. 301
  19. 91
  20. 693
  21. 777
  22. 345
  23. 549
  24. 680
  25. 231
  26. 144
  27. 602
  28. 651
  29. 628
  30. 945
  31. 310
  32. 327
  33. 494
  34. 144
  35. 252
  36. 351
  37. 210
  38. 884
  39. 572
  40. 154

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