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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 782 · 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. 2.490 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.410 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.88 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.620 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.200 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.385 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.770 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.765 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.500 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.580 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.220 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.340 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.585 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.790 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.400 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.575 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.225 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.105 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.240 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.65 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.600 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.260 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.668 decreased by 75% =
  25. 25.516 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.50 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.528 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.360 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.700 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.425 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.220 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.680 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.800 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.300 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.570 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.320 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.335 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.796 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.565 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.100 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 504
  2. 392
  3. 164
  4. 22
  5. 589
  6. 260
  7. 154
  8. 462
  9. 612
  10. 450
  11. 493
  12. 187
  13. 459
  14. 819
  15. 553
  16. 448
  17. 529
  18. 252
  19. 126
  20. 204
  21. 39
  22. 672
  23. 195
  24. 167
  25. 645
  26. 35
  27. 660
  28. 414
  29. 980
  30. 476
  31. 253
  32. 646
  33. 840
  34. 336
  35. 456
  36. 384
  37. 536
  38. 1393
  39. 791
  40. 135

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