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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 499 · 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. 1.780 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.600 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.40 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.60 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.675 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.385 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.605 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.140 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.424 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.250 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.560 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.670 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.430 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.750 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.606 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.535 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.240 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.310 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.700 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.676 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.264 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.625 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.40 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.128 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.200 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.140 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.745 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.425 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.600 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.200 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.504 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.560 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.550 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.75 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.775 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.736 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.525 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.625 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.470 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 507
  2. 570
  3. 26
  4. 54
  5. 756
  6. 462
  7. 484
  8. 91
  9. 742
  10. 280
  11. 756
  12. 536
  13. 516
  14. 840
  15. 303
  16. 214
  17. 204
  18. 279
  19. 805
  20. 1183
  21. 66
  22. 575
  23. 42
  24. 96
  25. 270
  26. 147
  27. 1192
  28. 459
  29. 840
  30. 260
  31. 378
  32. 476
  33. 616
  34. 216
  35. 105
  36. 713
  37. 368
  38. 630
  39. 675
  40. 611

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