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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 780 · 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. 1.60 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.630 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.530 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.770 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.172 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.640 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.750 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.470 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.100 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.175 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.380 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.572 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.310 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.400 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.675 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.240 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.160 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.525 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.70 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.775 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.730 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.330 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.80 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.750 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.475 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.280 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.180 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.550 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.275 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.70 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.195 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.500 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.340 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.775 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.380 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.590 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.450 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.360 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.100 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. 882
  3. 636
  4. 1155
  5. 43
  6. 480
  7. 84
  8. 450
  9. 423
  10. 95
  11. 161
  12. 437
  13. 715
  14. 124
  15. 368
  16. 756
  17. 384
  18. 216
  19. 483
  20. 112
  21. 682
  22. 876
  23. 231
  24. 52
  25. 810
  26. 418
  27. 266
  28. 108
  29. 484
  30. 297
  31. 91
  32. 273
  33. 460
  34. 476
  35. 682
  36. 513
  37. 472
  38. 486
  39. 414
  40. 90

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