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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 745 · 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. 1.775 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.440 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.75 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.60 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.656 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.325 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.730 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.420 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.470 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.140 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.730 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.265 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.770 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.600 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.434 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.368 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.750 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.375 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.60 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.55 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.640 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.600 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.195 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.135 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.500 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.60 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.780 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.524 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.320 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.716 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.300 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.276 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.135 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.80 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.40 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.364 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.655 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.520 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.625 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 713
  2. 286
  3. 90
  4. 57
  5. 820
  6. 286
  7. 438
  8. 567
  9. 423
  10. 105
  11. 949
  12. 212
  13. 539
  14. 690
  15. 651
  16. 460
  17. 810
  18. 150
  19. 39
  20. 77
  21. 416
  22. 552
  23. 78
  24. 108
  25. 170
  26. 540
  27. 63
  28. 1014
  29. 917
  30. 512
  31. 537
  32. 345
  33. 345
  34. 216
  35. 84
  36. 52
  37. 91
  38. 786
  39. 338
  40. 750

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