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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 569 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.420 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.198 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.525 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.800 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.92 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.530 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.642 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.550 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.140 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.490 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.100 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.430 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.420 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.254 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.650 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.705 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.120 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.300 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.775 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.708 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.260 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.55 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.360 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.390 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.732 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.550 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.520 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.400 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.190 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.452 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.640 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.744 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.380 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.240 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.660 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.475 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.480 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.395 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.340 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 450
  2. 504
  3. 297
  4. 588
  5. 1080
  6. 46
  7. 424
  8. 963
  9. 484
  10. 35
  11. 343
  12. 92
  13. 387
  14. 525
  15. 381
  16. 910
  17. 282
  18. 138
  19. 345
  20. 682
  21. 177
  22. 195
  23. 22
  24. 342
  25. 234
  26. 1281
  27. 440
  28. 702
  29. 280
  30. 209
  31. 113
  32. 672
  33. 930
  34. 532
  35. 252
  36. 627
  37. 437
  38. 312
  39. 237
  40. 289

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