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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 561 · 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. 1.430 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.690 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.370 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.750 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.375 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.328 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.400 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.340 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.190 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.600 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.668 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.670 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.100 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.152 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.620 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.720 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.540 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.705 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.750 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.720 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.530 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.600 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.150 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.640 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.316 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.180 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.190 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.380 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.500 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.100 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.50 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.660 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.380 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.375 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.680 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.705 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.180 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.195 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.100 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.430 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 387
  2. 759
  3. 296
  4. 840
  5. 345
  6. 246
  7. 420
  8. 221
  9. 247
  10. 750
  11. 1169
  12. 737
  13. 135
  14. 190
  15. 744
  16. 648
  17. 567
  18. 282
  19. 840
  20. 1080
  21. 424
  22. 390
  23. 210
  24. 544
  25. 237
  26. 189
  27. 266
  28. 513
  29. 560
  30. 90
  31. 65
  32. 429
  33. 418
  34. 150
  35. 578
  36. 987
  37. 171
  38. 273
  39. 130
  40. 559

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