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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 423 · 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. 1.110 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.300 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.780 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.625 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.650 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.148 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.90 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.650 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.620 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.450 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.544 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.200 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.660 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.760 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.700 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.220 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.740 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.770 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.80 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.536 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.600 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.736 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.380 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.778 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.155 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.300 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.190 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.420 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.136 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.408 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.260 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.540 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.480 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.150 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.770 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.608 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.575 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.715 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.410 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.95 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 88
  2. 405
  3. 897
  4. 875
  5. 598
  6. 111
  7. 81
  8. 598
  9. 682
  10. 396
  11. 408
  12. 170
  13. 594
  14. 1330
  15. 805
  16. 253
  17. 629
  18. 308
  19. 140
  20. 402
  21. 630
  22. 552
  23. 399
  24. 1167
  25. 248
  26. 315
  27. 171
  28. 399
  29. 34
  30. 306
  31. 299
  32. 729
  33. 840
  34. 168
  35. 308
  36. 456
  37. 621
  38. 572
  39. 533
  40. 152

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