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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 788 · 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. 1.120 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.424 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.290 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.425 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.540 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.470 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.230 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.240 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.310 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.432 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.400 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.360 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.250 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.360 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.690 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.800 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.115 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.40 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.72 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.200 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.470 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.374 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.475 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.560 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.520 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.240 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.175 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.585 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.220 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.80 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.780 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.460 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.215 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.288 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.475 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.680 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.340 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.450 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 84
  2. 636
  3. 261
  4. 476
  5. 756
  6. 658
  7. 92
  8. 216
  9. 217
  10. 756
  11. 432
  12. 270
  13. 270
  14. 378
  15. 621
  16. 760
  17. 46
  18. 46
  19. 126
  20. 224
  21. 752
  22. 561
  23. 285
  24. 532
  25. 702
  26. 228
  27. 189
  28. 702
  29. 209
  30. 108
  31. 224
  32. 663
  33. 345
  34. 86
  35. 345
  36. 72
  37. 665
  38. 782
  39. 289
  40. 360

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