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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 505 · 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. 1.620 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.420 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.700 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.104 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.650 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.375 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.235 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.418 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.300 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.152 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.370 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.325 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.525 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.100 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.120 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.632 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.780 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.290 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.528 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.580 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.100 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.330 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.500 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.380 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.340 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.140 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.480 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.700 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.300 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.680 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.740 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.75 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.140 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.140 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.485 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.100 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.180 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.380 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.105 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.210 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 558
  2. 357
  3. 455
  4. 182
  5. 585
  6. 420
  7. 282
  8. 209
  9. 330
  10. 266
  11. 259
  12. 364
  13. 462
  14. 65
  15. 114
  16. 474
  17. 819
  18. 174
  19. 396
  20. 783
  21. 65
  22. 231
  23. 300
  24. 437
  25. 391
  26. 182
  27. 648
  28. 945
  29. 276
  30. 646
  31. 851
  32. 81
  33. 91
  34. 147
  35. 194
  36. 115
  37. 225
  38. 399
  39. 168
  40. 231

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