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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 680 · 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 35% =
  2. 2.240 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.775 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.92 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.220 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.160 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.458 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.780 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.75 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.50 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.140 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.340 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.655 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.380 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.100 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.50 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.556 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.200 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.765 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.200 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.380 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.728 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.100 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.680 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.475 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.150 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.40 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.530 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.532 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.45 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.376 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.520 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.450 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.400 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.180 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.40 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.60 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.695 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.750 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.510 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 468
  2. 156
  3. 310
  4. 23
  5. 253
  6. 200
  7. 229
  8. 663
  9. 81
  10. 56
  11. 91
  12. 323
  13. 1048
  14. 665
  15. 88
  16. 56
  17. 139
  18. 260
  19. 612
  20. 120
  21. 342
  22. 182
  23. 110
  24. 510
  25. 418
  26. 105
  27. 38
  28. 583
  29. 931
  30. 63
  31. 658
  32. 598
  33. 504
  34. 260
  35. 153
  36. 24
  37. 78
  38. 834
  39. 975
  40. 459

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