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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 772 · 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. 1.684 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.420 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.320 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.660 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.190 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.480 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.460 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.450 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.550 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.440 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.150 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.132 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.690 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.780 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.740 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.120 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.705 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.160 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.780 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.100 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.175 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.200 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.580 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.788 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.400 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.105 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.400 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.140 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.690 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.400 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.490 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.228 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.520 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.580 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.400 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.640 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.230 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.450 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.188 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.160 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 513
  2. 504
  3. 368
  4. 891
  5. 266
  6. 312
  7. 805
  8. 414
  9. 616
  10. 418
  11. 162
  12. 99
  13. 552
  14. 858
  15. 481
  16. 114
  17. 987
  18. 152
  19. 468
  20. 135
  21. 154
  22. 220
  23. 783
  24. 1379
  25. 420
  26. 147
  27. 460
  28. 35
  29. 621
  30. 448
  31. 343
  32. 171
  33. 546
  34. 377
  35. 440
  36. 416
  37. 92
  38. 585
  39. 329
  40. 144

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