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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 659 · 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. 1.410 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.128 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.750 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.75 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.620 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.125 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.500 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.255 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.110 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.525 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.660 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.490 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.200 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.720 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.800 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.780 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.250 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.550 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.350 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.678 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.300 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.785 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.320 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.440 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.40 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.750 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.436 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.304 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.620 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.790 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.470 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.772 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.460 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.310 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.360 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.500 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.140 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.740 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.530 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 246
  2. 224
  3. 810
  4. 60
  5. 558
  6. 140
  7. 440
  8. 408
  9. 189
  10. 44
  11. 420
  12. 627
  13. 588
  14. 224
  15. 504
  16. 880
  17. 897
  18. 150
  19. 594
  20. 392
  21. 1017
  22. 336
  23. 942
  24. 432
  25. 572
  26. 50
  27. 300
  28. 763
  29. 532
  30. 403
  31. 1027
  32. 517
  33. 386
  34. 644
  35. 217
  36. 234
  37. 325
  38. 189
  39. 481
  40. 318

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