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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 577 · 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. 1.800 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.625 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.625 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.504 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.545 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.50 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.765 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.496 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.375 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.120 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.360 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.40 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.80 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.405 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.76 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.600 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.640 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.516 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.205 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.304 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.420 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.330 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.240 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.525 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.800 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.180 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.380 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.560 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.500 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.800 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.75 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.775 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.540 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.440 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.400 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.170 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.325 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.600 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.88 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.780 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 704
  2. 575
  3. 575
  4. 126
  5. 763
  6. 45
  7. 612
  8. 744
  9. 300
  10. 138
  11. 468
  12. 28
  13. 96
  14. 648
  15. 133
  16. 390
  17. 512
  18. 387
  19. 328
  20. 152
  21. 483
  22. 363
  23. 324
  24. 840
  25. 1120
  26. 189
  27. 247
  28. 588
  29. 675
  30. 920
  31. 66
  32. 1240
  33. 810
  34. 308
  35. 440
  36. 68
  37. 364
  38. 510
  39. 22
  40. 897

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