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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 458 · 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. 1.40 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.50 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.528 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.500 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.640 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.500 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.84 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.600 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.700 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.440 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.185 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.535 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.420 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.80 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.65 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.400 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.240 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.300 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.616 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.760 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.616 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.538 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.350 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.660 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.380 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.50 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.280 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.250 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.325 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.675 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.580 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.150 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.740 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.686 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.710 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.50 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.105 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.692 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.795 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 44
  3. 396
  4. 540
  5. 416
  6. 440
  7. 147
  8. 672
  9. 840
  10. 418
  11. 296
  12. 428
  13. 294
  14. 92
  15. 91
  16. 340
  17. 252
  18. 324
  19. 460
  20. 924
  21. 608
  22. 924
  23. 807
  24. 322
  25. 891
  26. 342
  27. 55
  28. 182
  29. 275
  30. 351
  31. 594
  32. 551
  33. 120
  34. 888
  35. 1029
  36. 1136
  37. 46
  38. 126
  39. 346
  40. 1272

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