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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 675 · 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 15% =
  2. 2.50 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.375 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.470 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.685 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.555 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.618 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.260 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.635 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.440 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.450 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.680 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.280 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.760 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.120 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.730 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.750 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.650 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.400 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.80 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.310 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.745 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.736 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.492 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.492 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.625 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.420 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.590 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.740 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.675 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.550 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.340 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.150 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.220 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.510 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.650 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.225 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.300 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.155 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.315 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 289
  2. 60
  3. 420
  4. 188
  5. 1096
  6. 666
  7. 927
  8. 156
  9. 381
  10. 484
  11. 396
  12. 918
  13. 196
  14. 646
  15. 84
  16. 803
  17. 675
  18. 780
  19. 260
  20. 52
  21. 248
  22. 596
  23. 1288
  24. 369
  25. 615
  26. 675
  27. 567
  28. 354
  29. 888
  30. 270
  31. 484
  32. 323
  33. 138
  34. 253
  35. 612
  36. 728
  37. 198
  38. 330
  39. 93
  40. 378

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