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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 420 · 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. 1.575 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.580 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.500 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.185 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.740 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.245 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.728 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.205 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.525 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.304 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.470 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.310 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.40 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.480 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.608 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.220 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.525 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.360 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.430 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.365 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.720 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.500 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.550 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.690 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.740 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.790 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.65 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.370 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.180 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.640 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.190 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.800 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.160 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.180 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.305 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.524 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.220 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.100 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.630 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.110 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 506
  2. 406
  3. 440
  4. 259
  5. 518
  6. 196
  7. 1092
  8. 328
  9. 420
  10. 380
  11. 611
  12. 124
  13. 44
  14. 432
  15. 1064
  16. 231
  17. 735
  18. 414
  19. 473
  20. 146
  21. 612
  22. 675
  23. 880
  24. 966
  25. 962
  26. 316
  27. 26
  28. 407
  29. 171
  30. 544
  31. 114
  32. 704
  33. 184
  34. 243
  35. 366
  36. 393
  37. 132
  38. 92
  39. 819
  40. 44

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