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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 794 · 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. 1.560 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.300 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.255 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.180 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.475 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.80 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.340 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.360 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.775 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.120 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.416 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.246 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.60 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.176 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.795 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.600 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.184 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.520 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.275 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.220 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.690 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.160 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.80 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.400 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.325 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.428 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.120 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.354 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.264 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.150 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.300 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.580 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.180 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.735 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.76 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.400 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.290 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.290 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.720 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.720 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 336
  2. 405
  3. 102
  4. 117
  5. 437
  6. 100
  7. 221
  8. 486
  9. 868
  10. 126
  11. 728
  12. 369
  13. 39
  14. 308
  15. 636
  16. 630
  17. 138
  18. 572
  19. 308
  20. 55
  21. 897
  22. 96
  23. 68
  24. 420
  25. 390
  26. 749
  27. 108
  28. 531
  29. 66
  30. 60
  31. 276
  32. 493
  33. 189
  34. 882
  35. 133
  36. 448
  37. 116
  38. 348
  39. 1152
  40. 972

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