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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 778 · 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. 1.720 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.150 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.700 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.100 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.230 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.420 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.684 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.420 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.195 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.280 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.396 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.80 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.460 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.150 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.320 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.700 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.120 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.696 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.104 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.700 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.310 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.735 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.275 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.670 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.494 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.500 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.48 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.210 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.602 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.50 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.80 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.50 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.700 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.336 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.100 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.720 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.590 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.275 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.650 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 504
  2. 168
  3. 490
  4. 95
  5. 207
  6. 462
  7. 855
  8. 399
  9. 78
  10. 294
  11. 693
  12. 108
  13. 322
  14. 135
  15. 138
  16. 240
  17. 875
  18. 102
  19. 1218
  20. 130
  21. 616
  22. 341
  23. 294
  24. 440
  25. 268
  26. 741
  27. 460
  28. 72
  29. 105
  30. 301
  31. 44
  32. 84
  33. 80
  34. 616
  35. 504
  36. 88
  37. 792
  38. 472
  39. 253
  40. 715

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