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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 720 · 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. 1.100 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.460 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.280 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.375 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.250 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.800 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.400 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.250 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.470 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.440 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.240 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.130 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.790 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.700 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.648 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.660 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.235 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.510 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.364 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.165 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.680 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.50 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.375 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.600 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.160 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.320 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.350 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.660 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.120 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.308 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.114 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.430 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.520 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.500 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.520 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.530 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.255 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.748 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.520 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.580 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. 736
  3. 266
  4. 330
  5. 270
  6. 1080
  7. 432
  8. 220
  9. 564
  10. 462
  11. 384
  12. 208
  13. 1185
  14. 784
  15. 810
  16. 825
  17. 376
  18. 204
  19. 273
  20. 198
  21. 544
  22. 46
  23. 345
  24. 840
  25. 152
  26. 304
  27. 322
  28. 693
  29. 102
  30. 231
  31. 57
  32. 301
  33. 832
  34. 450
  35. 416
  36. 742
  37. 306
  38. 935
  39. 728
  40. 406

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