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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 473 · 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. 1.275 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.780 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.300 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.364 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.800 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.500 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.660 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.316 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.575 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.550 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.625 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.245 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.400 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.770 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.270 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.552 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.572 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.335 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.130 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.568 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.370 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.350 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.350 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.155 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.150 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.115 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.388 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.350 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.396 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.270 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.800 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.772 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.600 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.475 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.420 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.392 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.480 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.700 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.640 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.125 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 165
  2. 1053
  3. 210
  4. 273
  5. 864
  6. 460
  7. 693
  8. 395
  9. 644
  10. 506
  11. 700
  12. 343
  13. 420
  14. 847
  15. 351
  16. 138
  17. 1001
  18. 268
  19. 117
  20. 852
  21. 333
  22. 322
  23. 420
  24. 186
  25. 90
  26. 46
  27. 582
  28. 392
  29. 594
  30. 243
  31. 840
  32. 1351
  33. 960
  34. 532
  35. 315
  36. 98
  37. 504
  38. 616
  39. 416
  40. 110

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