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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 655 · 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. 1.730 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.600 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.75 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.520 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.184 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.270 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.800 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.70 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.625 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.505 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.120 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.45 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.320 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.792 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.790 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.440 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.475 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.740 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.295 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.790 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.628 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.100 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.282 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.440 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.80 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.100 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.320 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.150 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.520 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.340 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.780 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.80 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.700 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.450 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.152 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.405 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.240 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.215 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.375 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.480 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 438
  2. 810
  3. 81
  4. 572
  5. 322
  6. 324
  7. 736
  8. 63
  9. 675
  10. 808
  11. 48
  12. 63
  13. 288
  14. 198
  15. 553
  16. 418
  17. 513
  18. 703
  19. 236
  20. 1106
  21. 157
  22. 135
  23. 423
  24. 176
  25. 112
  26. 160
  27. 208
  28. 168
  29. 338
  30. 323
  31. 546
  32. 68
  33. 616
  34. 396
  35. 38
  36. 567
  37. 420
  38. 301
  39. 525
  40. 336

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