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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 447 · 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. 1.280 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.300 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.50 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.620 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.320 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.180 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.402 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.400 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.60 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.325 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.270 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.580 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.200 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.556 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.345 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.800 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.140 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.200 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.425 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.140 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.120 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.110 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.675 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.750 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.610 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.525 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.670 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.540 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.400 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.405 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.770 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.200 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.60 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.425 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.600 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.632 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.312 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.385 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.560 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.245 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 196
  2. 195
  3. 46
  4. 651
  5. 192
  6. 153
  7. 201
  8. 340
  9. 57
  10. 286
  11. 351
  12. 638
  13. 170
  14. 139
  15. 414
  16. 640
  17. 105
  18. 170
  19. 374
  20. 161
  21. 102
  22. 154
  23. 756
  24. 1200
  25. 976
  26. 483
  27. 871
  28. 513
  29. 700
  30. 324
  31. 308
  32. 184
  33. 105
  34. 476
  35. 510
  36. 948
  37. 78
  38. 154
  39. 672
  40. 98

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