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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 76 · 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. 1.670 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.190 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.100 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.265 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.600 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.740 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.532 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.465 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.740 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.40 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.524 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.520 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.468 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.310 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.240 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.100 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.55 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.225 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.775 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.384 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.425 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.120 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.190 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.550 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.300 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.490 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.100 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.380 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.400 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.800 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.395 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.500 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.655 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.600 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.45 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.440 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.750 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.590 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.100 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.440 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 268
  2. 209
  3. 112
  4. 318
  5. 150
  6. 703
  7. 266
  8. 279
  9. 999
  10. 36
  11. 786
  12. 442
  13. 819
  14. 341
  15. 204
  16. 108
  17. 44
  18. 180
  19. 837
  20. 480
  21. 340
  22. 48
  23. 247
  24. 594
  25. 324
  26. 294
  27. 105
  28. 494
  29. 380
  30. 704
  31. 316
  32. 675
  33. 917
  34. 528
  35. 72
  36. 418
  37. 300
  38. 649
  39. 80
  40. 506

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