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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 696 · 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. 1.800 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.780 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.84 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.150 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.500 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.648 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.780 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.260 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.800 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.460 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.600 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.225 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.728 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.560 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.180 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.360 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.280 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.180 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.260 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.600 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.400 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.795 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.490 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.400 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.620 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.525 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.90 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.790 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.520 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.200 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.520 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.184 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.140 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.320 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.570 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.395 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.315 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.106 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.404 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.480 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 520
  2. 1053
  3. 21
  4. 132
  5. 550
  6. 1134
  7. 663
  8. 299
  9. 320
  10. 184
  11. 630
  12. 207
  13. 364
  14. 644
  15. 126
  16. 306
  17. 378
  18. 207
  19. 351
  20. 810
  21. 160
  22. 1113
  23. 539
  24. 432
  25. 1085
  26. 567
  27. 144
  28. 474
  29. 494
  30. 184
  31. 494
  32. 230
  33. 154
  34. 336
  35. 627
  36. 553
  37. 378
  38. 159
  39. 505
  40. 504

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