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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 63 · 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. 1.480 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.572 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.780 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.770 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.570 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.644 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.422 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.85 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.190 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.110 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.40 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.400 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.272 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.75 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.330 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.420 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.120 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.540 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.185 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.500 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.645 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.440 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.560 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.560 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.360 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.160 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.370 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.250 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.770 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.590 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.504 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.240 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.705 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.800 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.270 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.190 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.524 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.335 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.675 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.752 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 456
  2. 286
  3. 195
  4. 462
  5. 399
  6. 805
  7. 211
  8. 51
  9. 171
  10. 121
  11. 60
  12. 420
  13. 476
  14. 84
  15. 198
  16. 378
  17. 96
  18. 513
  19. 111
  20. 540
  21. 903
  22. 462
  23. 504
  24. 756
  25. 396
  26. 192
  27. 259
  28. 270
  29. 385
  30. 413
  31. 882
  32. 312
  33. 987
  34. 680
  35. 351
  36. 209
  37. 131
  38. 536
  39. 594
  40. 1316

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