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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 630 · 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. 1.370 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.775 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.675 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.702 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.160 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.760 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.360 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.640 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.50 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.225 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.780 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.448 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.300 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.62 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.425 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.150 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.250 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.195 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.340 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.364 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.430 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.475 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.275 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.500 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.800 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.284 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.270 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.610 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.655 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.320 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.780 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.275 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.180 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.776 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.550 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.700 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.676 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.620 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.525 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.88 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 222
  2. 868
  3. 270
  4. 351
  5. 144
  6. 684
  7. 576
  8. 864
  9. 46
  10. 207
  11. 1248
  12. 336
  13. 330
  14. 31
  15. 459
  16. 162
  17. 270
  18. 312
  19. 323
  20. 273
  21. 473
  22. 513
  23. 253
  24. 525
  25. 704
  26. 355
  27. 108
  28. 549
  29. 393
  30. 336
  31. 585
  32. 297
  33. 243
  34. 970
  35. 605
  36. 805
  37. 507
  38. 713
  39. 210
  40. 66

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