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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 690 · 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 10% =
  2. 2.275 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.750 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.690 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.175 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.500 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.404 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.300 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.736 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.440 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.790 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.380 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.720 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.140 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.80 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.225 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.400 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.540 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.225 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.140 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.120 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.120 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.90 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.625 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.755 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.400 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.568 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.644 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.400 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.665 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.475 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.500 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.350 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.625 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.730 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.180 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.200 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.710 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.268 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.420 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 576
  2. 242
  3. 525
  4. 759
  5. 210
  6. 675
  7. 101
  8. 120
  9. 1288
  10. 330
  11. 553
  12. 399
  13. 1260
  14. 161
  15. 68
  16. 243
  17. 100
  18. 621
  19. 198
  20. 147
  21. 144
  22. 114
  23. 117
  24. 375
  25. 604
  26. 448
  27. 426
  28. 805
  29. 368
  30. 931
  31. 570
  32. 350
  33. 322
  34. 250
  35. 657
  36. 207
  37. 190
  38. 852
  39. 201
  40. 378

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