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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 734 · 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. 1.560 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.150 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.440 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.210 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.50 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.425 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.280 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.216 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.125 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.506 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.244 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.600 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.620 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.55 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.775 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.52 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.680 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.340 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.60 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.400 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.660 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.775 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.520 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.760 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.775 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.340 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.366 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.255 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.680 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.780 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.520 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.250 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.160 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.295 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.550 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.114 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.480 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.760 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.700 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.768 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 140
  2. 162
  3. 418
  4. 189
  5. 46
  6. 374
  7. 392
  8. 162
  9. 110
  10. 253
  11. 183
  12. 570
  13. 682
  14. 22
  15. 682
  16. 78
  17. 1190
  18. 323
  19. 51
  20. 520
  21. 330
  22. 713
  23. 442
  24. 988
  25. 837
  26. 238
  27. 549
  28. 306
  29. 646
  30. 741
  31. 468
  32. 270
  33. 216
  34. 472
  35. 715
  36. 57
  37. 408
  38. 836
  39. 644
  40. 192

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