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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 766 · 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. 1.740 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.584 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.760 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.775 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.515 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.468 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.45 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.50 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.560 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.275 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.480 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.740 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.500 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.325 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.125 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.148 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.780 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.200 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.760 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.240 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.100 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.405 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.550 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.188 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.530 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.664 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.270 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.380 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.640 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.775 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.320 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.340 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.444 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.260 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.695 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.150 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.430 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.102 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.675 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.744 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 518
  2. 876
  3. 1026
  4. 868
  5. 309
  6. 234
  7. 54
  8. 45
  9. 476
  10. 297
  11. 504
  12. 518
  13. 475
  14. 299
  15. 140
  16. 185
  17. 1053
  18. 224
  19. 798
  20. 204
  21. 115
  22. 243
  23. 484
  24. 47
  25. 477
  26. 498
  27. 108
  28. 228
  29. 736
  30. 868
  31. 304
  32. 459
  33. 555
  34. 65
  35. 278
  36. 135
  37. 516
  38. 153
  39. 594
  40. 558

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