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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 608 · 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. 1.175 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.644 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.290 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.800 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.75 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.120 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.420 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.665 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.340 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.600 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.685 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.780 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.160 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.55 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.640 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.648 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.360 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.748 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.600 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.530 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.785 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.290 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.200 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.630 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.800 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.495 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.635 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.740 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.545 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.164 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.460 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.280 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.156 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.470 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.360 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.130 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.300 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.672 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.700 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.595 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 161
  2. 161
  3. 203
  4. 920
  5. 84
  6. 192
  7. 357
  8. 266
  9. 374
  10. 528
  11. 822
  12. 975
  13. 184
  14. 77
  15. 416
  16. 162
  17. 504
  18. 935
  19. 510
  20. 477
  21. 1256
  22. 261
  23. 140
  24. 378
  25. 864
  26. 396
  27. 889
  28. 851
  29. 654
  30. 82
  31. 391
  32. 294
  33. 273
  34. 423
  35. 216
  36. 169
  37. 276
  38. 504
  39. 560
  40. 238

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