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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 539 · 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. 1.560 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.250 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.556 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.220 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.555 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.690 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.768 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.736 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.50 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.80 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.420 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.400 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.470 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.240 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.175 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.248 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.564 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.684 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.795 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.220 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.240 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.225 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.540 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.440 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.260 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.530 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.260 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.620 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.620 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.400 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.325 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.300 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.330 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.585 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.330 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.792 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.275 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.260 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 364
  2. 270
  3. 278
  4. 231
  5. 222
  6. 759
  7. 960
  8. 552
  9. 80
  10. 60
  11. 462
  12. 368
  13. 564
  14. 204
  15. 210
  16. 434
  17. 705
  18. 1197
  19. 477
  20. 253
  21. 228
  22. 243
  23. 621
  24. 330
  25. 286
  26. 636
  27. 273
  28. 589
  29. 775
  30. 460
  31. 286
  32. 108
  33. 345
  34. 363
  35. 360
  36. 819
  37. 198
  38. 990
  39. 308
  40. 390

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