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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 532 · 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. 1.450 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.636 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.60 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.480 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.60 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.500 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.650 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.600 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.110 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.375 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.280 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.225 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.170 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.780 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.700 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.600 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.260 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.612 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.320 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.50 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.254 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.680 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.730 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.600 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.475 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.596 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.575 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.128 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.120 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.680 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.472 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.720 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.775 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.250 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.630 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.570 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.656 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.665 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.550 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.130 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 405
  2. 477
  3. 51
  4. 336
  5. 57
  6. 575
  7. 715
  8. 648
  9. 66
  10. 330
  11. 140
  12. 270
  13. 204
  14. 507
  15. 756
  16. 552
  17. 351
  18. 459
  19. 432
  20. 44
  21. 381
  22. 714
  23. 438
  24. 960
  25. 437
  26. 149
  27. 644
  28. 224
  29. 114
  30. 646
  31. 118
  32. 504
  33. 1085
  34. 230
  35. 693
  36. 399
  37. 1148
  38. 798
  39. 385
  40. 169

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