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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 671 · 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. 1.340 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.700 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.740 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.375 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.280 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.45 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.215 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.440 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.488 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.120 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.680 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.260 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.160 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.710 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.80 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.60 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.510 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.375 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.620 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.160 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.180 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.460 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.290 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.124 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.690 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.700 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.570 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.225 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.375 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.660 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.520 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.520 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.170 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.640 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.744 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.320 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.640 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.405 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.480 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.525 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 306
  2. 644
  3. 666
  4. 450
  5. 378
  6. 18
  7. 344
  8. 462
  9. 122
  10. 150
  11. 782
  12. 325
  13. 104
  14. 639
  15. 92
  16. 42
  17. 663
  18. 330
  19. 589
  20. 136
  21. 189
  22. 621
  23. 377
  24. 93
  25. 1104
  26. 644
  27. 741
  28. 243
  29. 345
  30. 396
  31. 442
  32. 598
  33. 136
  34. 800
  35. 186
  36. 304
  37. 1024
  38. 243
  39. 408
  40. 462

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