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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 456 · 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. 1.320 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.525 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.680 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.50 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.240 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.710 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.260 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.550 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.570 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.270 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.120 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.80 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.540 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.320 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.330 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.760 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.390 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.325 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.100 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.220 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.80 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.425 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.220 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.714 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.560 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.725 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.772 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.352 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.475 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.490 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.775 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.320 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.540 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.450 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.720 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.365 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.60 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.745 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.76 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.472 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 288
  2. 567
  3. 544
  4. 56
  5. 204
  6. 781
  7. 169
  8. 594
  9. 627
  10. 297
  11. 78
  12. 76
  13. 459
  14. 336
  15. 363
  16. 532
  17. 312
  18. 299
  19. 65
  20. 209
  21. 140
  22. 595
  23. 187
  24. 357
  25. 728
  26. 638
  27. 579
  28. 88
  29. 532
  30. 637
  31. 310
  32. 208
  33. 621
  34. 504
  35. 864
  36. 511
  37. 84
  38. 1192
  39. 19
  40. 590

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