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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 787 · 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. 1.725 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.660 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.392 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.76 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.500 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.680 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.512 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.120 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.620 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.130 decreased by 40% =
  11. 11.780 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.724 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.260 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.500 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.40 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.236 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.95 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.660 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.600 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.500 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.765 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.670 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.760 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.268 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.260 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.675 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.100 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.200 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.500 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.425 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.750 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.70 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.270 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.525 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.280 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.720 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.120 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.340 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.528 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 580
  2. 330
  3. 686
  4. 38
  5. 350
  6. 850
  7. 384
  8. 108
  9. 527
  10. 78
  11. 897
  12. 181
  13. 234
  14. 425
  15. 56
  16. 354
  17. 76
  18. 891
  19. 840
  20. 300
  21. 1071
  22. 603
  23. 836
  24. 335
  25. 455
  26. 270
  27. 945
  28. 85
  29. 270
  30. 525
  31. 476
  32. 900
  33. 63
  34. 162
  35. 420
  36. 322
  37. 612
  38. 132
  39. 391
  40. 660

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