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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 781 · 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. 1.668 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.224 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.610 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.648 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.280 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.660 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.460 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.172 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.725 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.720 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.590 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.300 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.430 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.40 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.600 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.640 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.410 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.216 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.110 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.272 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.400 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.260 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.350 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.625 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.548 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.235 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.40 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.40 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.76 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.785 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.475 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.430 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.230 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.625 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.740 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.176 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.450 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.612 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.176 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 334
  2. 56
  3. 671
  4. 486
  5. 266
  6. 759
  7. 414
  8. 258
  9. 638
  10. 648
  11. 767
  12. 276
  13. 387
  14. 54
  15. 660
  16. 608
  17. 451
  18. 672
  19. 54
  20. 143
  21. 340
  22. 440
  23. 234
  24. 378
  25. 575
  26. 411
  27. 329
  28. 52
  29. 38
  30. 57
  31. 628
  32. 418
  33. 473
  34. 207
  35. 550
  36. 703
  37. 44
  38. 495
  39. 459
  40. 44

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