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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 429 · 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. 1.755 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.500 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.800 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.540 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.640 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.225 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.660 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.280 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.580 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.520 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.280 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.200 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.720 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.272 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.200 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.450 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.760 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.320 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.650 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.675 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.700 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.130 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.140 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.660 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.500 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.420 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.200 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.696 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.705 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.80 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.140 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.270 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.600 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.650 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.140 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.340 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.280 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.412 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.590 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.140 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 302
  2. 540
  3. 1040
  4. 567
  5. 864
  6. 252
  7. 858
  8. 140
  9. 783
  10. 572
  11. 336
  12. 130
  13. 612
  14. 136
  15. 220
  16. 315
  17. 836
  18. 352
  19. 598
  20. 1080
  21. 644
  22. 117
  23. 147
  24. 891
  25. 575
  26. 483
  27. 184
  28. 174
  29. 1128
  30. 92
  31. 189
  32. 378
  33. 552
  34. 702
  35. 119
  36. 323
  37. 182
  38. 721
  39. 413
  40. 119

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