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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 702 · 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. 1.400 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.300 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.80 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.780 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.722 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.426 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.440 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.800 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.330 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.720 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.480 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.122 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.50 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.440 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.775 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.530 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.532 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.344 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.204 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.568 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.170 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.82 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.140 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.300 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.134 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.700 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.772 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.690 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.675 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.220 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.540 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.700 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.444 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.536 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.200 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.440 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.320 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.285 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.720 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.760 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 160
  2. 390
  3. 68
  4. 1014
  5. 361
  6. 639
  7. 286
  8. 840
  9. 363
  10. 756
  11. 312
  12. 61
  13. 44
  14. 484
  15. 682
  16. 583
  17. 399
  18. 602
  19. 306
  20. 994
  21. 204
  22. 123
  23. 189
  24. 264
  25. 67
  26. 595
  27. 386
  28. 828
  29. 405
  30. 143
  31. 567
  32. 735
  33. 222
  34. 402
  35. 130
  36. 176
  37. 352
  38. 342
  39. 792
  40. 646

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