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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 455 · 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. 1.150 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.770 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.460 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.75 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.660 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.604 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.580 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.588 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.544 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.470 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.375 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.420 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.512 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.210 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.570 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.760 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.300 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.100 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.260 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.750 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.370 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.750 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.665 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.255 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.150 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.380 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.795 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.480 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.140 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.600 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.590 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.458 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.325 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.480 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.510 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.160 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.254 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.600 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.500 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.760 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 132
  2. 539
  3. 299
  4. 81
  5. 759
  6. 906
  7. 551
  8. 882
  9. 272
  10. 564
  11. 420
  12. 399
  13. 640
  14. 231
  15. 741
  16. 874
  17. 255
  18. 105
  19. 169
  20. 975
  21. 259
  22. 810
  23. 532
  24. 153
  25. 132
  26. 247
  27. 477
  28. 384
  29. 112
  30. 648
  31. 649
  32. 229
  33. 351
  34. 648
  35. 663
  36. 104
  37. 127
  38. 570
  39. 440
  40. 1026

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