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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 509 · 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. 1.740 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.210 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.670 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.586 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.575 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.274 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.85 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.360 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.420 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.92 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.300 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.155 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.120 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.348 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.235 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.600 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.240 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.155 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.284 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.376 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.120 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.560 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.600 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.780 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.130 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.540 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.370 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.484 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.100 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.355 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.224 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.280 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.780 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.120 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.80 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.100 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.540 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.340 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.116 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.220 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 481
  2. 189
  3. 469
  4. 293
  5. 644
  6. 411
  7. 68
  8. 288
  9. 441
  10. 46
  11. 276
  12. 248
  13. 126
  14. 609
  15. 188
  16. 390
  17. 204
  18. 124
  19. 497
  20. 188
  21. 192
  22. 616
  23. 630
  24. 507
  25. 195
  26. 621
  27. 259
  28. 605
  29. 95
  30. 426
  31. 392
  32. 322
  33. 1014
  34. 162
  35. 48
  36. 88
  37. 486
  38. 442
  39. 58
  40. 132

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