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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 660 · 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. 1.720 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.680 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.230 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.288 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.725 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.610 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.440 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.240 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.796 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.648 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.512 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.152 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.250 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.200 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.260 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.775 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.760 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.505 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.324 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.356 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.405 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.775 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.120 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.175 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.40 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.460 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.425 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.300 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.250 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.275 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.175 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.210 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.300 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.725 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.606 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.560 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.40 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.340 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.476 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 612
  2. 578
  3. 253
  4. 216
  5. 812
  6. 671
  7. 374
  8. 288
  9. 597
  10. 162
  11. 640
  12. 228
  13. 270
  14. 80
  15. 195
  16. 620
  17. 646
  18. 808
  19. 243
  20. 267
  21. 486
  22. 868
  23. 84
  24. 161
  25. 52
  26. 483
  27. 170
  28. 336
  29. 350
  30. 242
  31. 154
  32. 231
  33. 336
  34. 216
  35. 290
  36. 909
  37. 616
  38. 60
  39. 289
  40. 714

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