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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 471 · 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. 1.340 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.235 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.575 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.540 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.780 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.528 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.415 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.486 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.375 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.594 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.530 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.615 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.700 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.220 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.530 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.450 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.390 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.375 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.130 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.65 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.240 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.560 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.750 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.520 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.600 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.655 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.775 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.440 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.624 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.760 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.700 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.448 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.440 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.350 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.100 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.450 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.560 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.128 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.710 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.72 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 204
  2. 282
  3. 345
  4. 702
  5. 741
  6. 924
  7. 332
  8. 729
  9. 405
  10. 297
  11. 742
  12. 984
  13. 630
  14. 242
  15. 318
  16. 180
  17. 624
  18. 330
  19. 104
  20. 91
  21. 312
  22. 756
  23. 675
  24. 572
  25. 810
  26. 393
  27. 310
  28. 374
  29. 780
  30. 722
  31. 945
  32. 560
  33. 374
  34. 322
  35. 105
  36. 486
  37. 588
  38. 64
  39. 781
  40. 36

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