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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 739 · 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. 1.735 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.250 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.155 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.520 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.390 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.180 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.596 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.316 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.400 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.400 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.310 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.688 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.480 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.500 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.770 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.630 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.360 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.125 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.260 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.664 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.392 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.540 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.508 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.580 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.650 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.375 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.725 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.590 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.125 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.640 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.375 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.200 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.630 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.280 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.475 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.90 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.260 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.200 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.540 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.230 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 588
  2. 230
  3. 62
  4. 338
  5. 507
  6. 189
  7. 298
  8. 158
  9. 368
  10. 440
  11. 465
  12. 1204
  13. 552
  14. 425
  15. 462
  16. 693
  17. 306
  18. 115
  19. 130
  20. 498
  21. 588
  22. 945
  23. 889
  24. 754
  25. 572
  26. 345
  27. 783
  28. 649
  29. 135
  30. 576
  31. 345
  32. 270
  33. 1008
  34. 378
  35. 665
  36. 36
  37. 182
  38. 190
  39. 621
  40. 207

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