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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 430 · 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. 1.700 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.225 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.300 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.205 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.272 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.575 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.425 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.140 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.185 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.150 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.130 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.620 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.700 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.400 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.540 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.560 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.650 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.40 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.725 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.790 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.540 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.180 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.150 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.350 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.380 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.380 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.360 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.220 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.276 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.776 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.112 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.195 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.220 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.700 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.185 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.760 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.450 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.670 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.580 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.100 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 644
  2. 198
  3. 276
  4. 287
  5. 476
  6. 690
  7. 374
  8. 84
  9. 74
  10. 135
  11. 78
  12. 713
  13. 280
  14. 260
  15. 567
  16. 756
  17. 572
  18. 10
  19. 667
  20. 711
  21. 513
  22. 171
  23. 165
  24. 378
  25. 342
  26. 456
  27. 306
  28. 187
  29. 414
  30. 1358
  31. 140
  32. 78
  33. 143
  34. 630
  35. 259
  36. 912
  37. 414
  38. 871
  39. 493
  40. 92

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