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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 46 · 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. 1.680 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.425 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.292 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.80 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.644 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.340 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.125 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.455 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.680 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.728 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.45 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.800 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.195 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.650 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.445 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.260 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.50 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.370 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.540 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.68 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.460 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.760 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.80 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.626 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.420 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.380 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.700 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.684 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.160 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.240 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.450 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.50 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.660 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.448 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.760 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.720 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.380 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.540 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.730 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.545 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 170
  2. 680
  3. 511
  4. 72
  5. 1127
  6. 306
  7. 135
  8. 546
  9. 612
  10. 546
  11. 54
  12. 560
  13. 273
  14. 728
  15. 712
  16. 299
  17. 45
  18. 518
  19. 648
  20. 85
  21. 483
  22. 646
  23. 68
  24. 939
  25. 483
  26. 456
  27. 784
  28. 171
  29. 104
  30. 144
  31. 495
  32. 46
  33. 264
  34. 672
  35. 798
  36. 648
  37. 399
  38. 621
  39. 365
  40. 327

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