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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 789 · 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. 1.710 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.140 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.100 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.640 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.216 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.180 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.150 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.775 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.410 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.388 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.440 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.175 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.100 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.680 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.740 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.160 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.560 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.244 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.456 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.108 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.100 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.40 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.132 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.710 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.100 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.620 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.130 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.175 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.680 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.360 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.525 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.680 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.354 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.230 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.100 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.544 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.728 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.284 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.660 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 568
  2. 189
  3. 88
  4. 512
  5. 162
  6. 234
  7. 168
  8. 682
  9. 369
  10. 679
  11. 594
  12. 189
  13. 95
  14. 105
  15. 748
  16. 777
  17. 112
  18. 532
  19. 61
  20. 114
  21. 162
  22. 115
  23. 46
  24. 99
  25. 639
  26. 115
  27. 403
  28. 117
  29. 161
  30. 646
  31. 486
  32. 588
  33. 476
  34. 177
  35. 161
  36. 160
  37. 136
  38. 1274
  39. 71
  40. 627

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