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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 654 · 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. 1.760 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.775 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.265 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.374 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.100 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.336 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.495 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.540 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.570 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.790 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.425 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.68 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.388 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.250 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.240 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.640 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.660 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.750 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.540 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.460 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.500 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.430 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.435 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.150 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.462 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.450 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.460 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.530 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.290 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.205 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.750 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.358 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.100 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.485 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.670 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.224 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.304 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.660 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.440 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.596 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 608
  2. 837
  3. 106
  4. 561
  5. 60
  6. 84
  7. 297
  8. 621
  9. 513
  10. 1185
  11. 374
  12. 85
  13. 485
  14. 230
  15. 168
  16. 416
  17. 627
  18. 690
  19. 594
  20. 529
  21. 325
  22. 559
  23. 522
  24. 105
  25. 693
  26. 540
  27. 391
  28. 689
  29. 319
  30. 123
  31. 825
  32. 537
  33. 130
  34. 194
  35. 268
  36. 392
  37. 76
  38. 429
  39. 484
  40. 894

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