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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 552 · 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. 1.460 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.60 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.320 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.220 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.496 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.230 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.550 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.676 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.580 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.330 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.425 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.190 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.300 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.625 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.680 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.625 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.300 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.660 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.80 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.705 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.45 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.144 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.100 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.435 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.540 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.350 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.100 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.740 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.100 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.700 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.425 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.465 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.500 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.550 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.720 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.780 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.88 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.620 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.132 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.280 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 414
  2. 69
  3. 272
  4. 385
  5. 372
  6. 322
  7. 594
  8. 1183
  9. 493
  10. 231
  11. 459
  12. 114
  13. 195
  14. 700
  15. 748
  16. 700
  17. 264
  18. 627
  19. 88
  20. 423
  21. 54
  22. 252
  23. 65
  24. 348
  25. 351
  26. 308
  27. 160
  28. 629
  29. 65
  30. 1120
  31. 476
  32. 651
  33. 440
  34. 715
  35. 684
  36. 312
  37. 154
  38. 651
  39. 99
  40. 448

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