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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 579 · 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. 1.750 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.155 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.435 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.410 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.100 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.608 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.576 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.232 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.670 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.584 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.556 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.100 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.650 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.450 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.175 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.225 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.140 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.460 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.710 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.60 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.576 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.692 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.255 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.420 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.352 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.540 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.550 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.688 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.230 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.700 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.790 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.475 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.585 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.420 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.380 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.725 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.780 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.150 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.720 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 660
  2. 62
  3. 522
  4. 574
  5. 65
  6. 760
  7. 180
  8. 432
  9. 58
  10. 1005
  11. 146
  12. 973
  13. 108
  14. 585
  15. 360
  16. 189
  17. 243
  18. 182
  19. 368
  20. 568
  21. 48
  22. 288
  23. 346
  24. 102
  25. 357
  26. 264
  27. 135
  28. 616
  29. 1204
  30. 253
  31. 770
  32. 553
  33. 513
  34. 351
  35. 294
  36. 437
  37. 812
  38. 858
  39. 180
  40. 756

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