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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 662 · 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. 1.640 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.750 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.490 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.254 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.240 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.764 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.770 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.255 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.160 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.600 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.60 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.310 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.472 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.500 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.600 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.715 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.210 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.340 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.496 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.80 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.780 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.700 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.510 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.100 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.100 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.256 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.150 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.355 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.210 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.200 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.110 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.225 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.550 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.645 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.490 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.776 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.340 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.280 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.72 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 544
  2. 300
  3. 637
  4. 127
  5. 324
  6. 955
  7. 539
  8. 306
  9. 96
  10. 528
  11. 81
  12. 403
  13. 354
  14. 525
  15. 552
  16. 286
  17. 273
  18. 323
  19. 372
  20. 72
  21. 1053
  22. 875
  23. 663
  24. 92
  25. 90
  26. 448
  27. 105
  28. 142
  29. 231
  30. 210
  31. 88
  32. 92
  33. 207
  34. 605
  35. 903
  36. 588
  37. 1358
  38. 459
  39. 266
  40. 18

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