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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 470 · 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. 1.306 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.570 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.375 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.570 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.540 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.240 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.776 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.625 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.425 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.375 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.210 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.575 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.350 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.728 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.100 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.340 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.320 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.680 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.140 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.300 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.380 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.610 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.410 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.420 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.404 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.475 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.180 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.725 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.580 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.480 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.800 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.364 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.655 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.510 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.160 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.100 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.620 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.270 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.100 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.300 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 153
  2. 513
  3. 345
  4. 741
  5. 567
  6. 384
  7. 1164
  8. 675
  9. 476
  10. 330
  11. 315
  12. 920
  13. 308
  14. 546
  15. 92
  16. 272
  17. 432
  18. 782
  19. 119
  20. 264
  21. 247
  22. 488
  23. 328
  24. 546
  25. 303
  26. 513
  27. 117
  28. 812
  29. 638
  30. 456
  31. 896
  32. 546
  33. 262
  34. 357
  35. 136
  36. 95
  37. 372
  38. 432
  39. 108
  40. 210

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