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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 426 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.220 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.420 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.780 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.790 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.280 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.700 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.560 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.525 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.240 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.200 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.500 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.110 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.80 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.480 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.495 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.390 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.480 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.700 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.300 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.425 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.280 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.325 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.456 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.800 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.160 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.180 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.475 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.210 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.70 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.40 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.500 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.220 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.725 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.660 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.585 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.200 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.700 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.720 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.688 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 450
  2. 352
  3. 735
  4. 390
  5. 711
  6. 252
  7. 756
  8. 476
  9. 567
  10. 324
  11. 190
  12. 800
  13. 44
  14. 52
  15. 648
  16. 693
  17. 351
  18. 504
  19. 875
  20. 315
  21. 374
  22. 196
  23. 286
  24. 684
  25. 896
  26. 208
  27. 189
  28. 437
  29. 336
  30. 98
  31. 50
  32. 540
  33. 231
  34. 638
  35. 825
  36. 468
  37. 130
  38. 665
  39. 180
  40. 516

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