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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 501 · 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. 1.480 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.452 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.610 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.788 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.608 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.580 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.80 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.150 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.160 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.652 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.88 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.620 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.455 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.770 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.800 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.260 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.790 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.580 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.620 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.400 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.710 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.780 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.448 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.352 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.180 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.164 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.190 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.340 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.210 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.268 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.540 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.296 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.300 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.480 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.740 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.260 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.160 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.100 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.670 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.180 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 312
  2. 339
  3. 732
  4. 1182
  5. 912
  6. 638
  7. 72
  8. 75
  9. 104
  10. 1141
  11. 110
  12. 527
  13. 182
  14. 1232
  15. 480
  16. 221
  17. 1027
  18. 667
  19. 806
  20. 448
  21. 639
  22. 507
  23. 560
  24. 264
  25. 153
  26. 205
  27. 247
  28. 391
  29. 189
  30. 67
  31. 378
  32. 74
  33. 324
  34. 552
  35. 999
  36. 273
  37. 120
  38. 115
  39. 938
  40. 162

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