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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 682 · 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. 1.740 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.200 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.660 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.260 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.375 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.120 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.570 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.640 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.680 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.370 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.380 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.700 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.460 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.340 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.605 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.80 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.250 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.45 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.520 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.572 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.230 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.240 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.235 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.280 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.676 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.345 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.800 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.685 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.700 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.708 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.640 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.125 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.620 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.455 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.240 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.92 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.375 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.385 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.780 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.315 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 703
  2. 184
  3. 891
  4. 221
  5. 405
  6. 114
  7. 513
  8. 448
  9. 1020
  10. 407
  11. 152
  12. 420
  13. 644
  14. 357
  15. 484
  16. 68
  17. 230
  18. 36
  19. 494
  20. 1001
  21. 207
  22. 228
  23. 141
  24. 210
  25. 169
  26. 552
  27. 760
  28. 1096
  29. 1120
  30. 531
  31. 576
  32. 115
  33. 682
  34. 273
  35. 156
  36. 69
  37. 300
  38. 308
  39. 897
  40. 126

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