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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 510 · 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. 1.720 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.460 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.660 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.270 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.340 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.150 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.152 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.795 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.690 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.700 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.720 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.60 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.645 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.165 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.356 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.592 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.180 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.480 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.600 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.68 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.760 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.330 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.800 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.400 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.450 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.400 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.144 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.740 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.90 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.60 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.260 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.700 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.312 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.474 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.555 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.520 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.530 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.620 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.520 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.100 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 504
  2. 184
  3. 627
  4. 351
  5. 272
  6. 138
  7. 228
  8. 954
  9. 1104
  10. 644
  11. 504
  12. 63
  13. 774
  14. 264
  15. 267
  16. 740
  17. 207
  18. 504
  19. 540
  20. 85
  21. 1026
  22. 297
  23. 864
  24. 360
  25. 396
  26. 448
  27. 36
  28. 1295
  29. 81
  30. 36
  31. 312
  32. 630
  33. 234
  34. 237
  35. 444
  36. 728
  37. 318
  38. 806
  39. 468
  40. 65

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