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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 694 · 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. 1.260 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.55 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.540 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.700 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.410 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.372 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.700 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.545 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.485 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.316 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.220 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.140 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.482 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.720 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.400 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.130 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.755 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.660 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.550 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.350 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.560 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.380 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.540 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.776 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.715 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.575 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.125 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.150 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.440 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.260 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.285 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.180 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.205 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.325 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.370 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.632 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.765 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.240 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 234
  2. 88
  3. 621
  4. 644
  5. 287
  6. 93
  7. 784
  8. 436
  9. 194
  10. 237
  11. 154
  12. 154
  13. 723
  14. 684
  15. 460
  16. 182
  17. 906
  18. 462
  19. 825
  20. 322
  21. 756
  22. 475
  23. 351
  24. 194
  25. 1001
  26. 621
  27. 140
  28. 195
  29. 594
  30. 221
  31. 171
  32. 65
  33. 243
  34. 123
  35. 351
  36. 259
  37. 92
  38. 790
  39. 459
  40. 324

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