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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 797 · 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. 1.550 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.660 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.620 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.200 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.90 decreased by 40% =
  6. 6.145 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.315 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.390 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.720 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.70 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.730 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.420 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.730 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.290 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.500 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.105 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.400 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.148 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.188 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.70 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.730 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.525 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.440 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.190 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.304 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.160 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.415 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.220 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.640 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.372 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.310 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.65 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.490 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.320 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.275 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.245 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.760 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.325 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.165 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 484
  2. 528
  3. 155
  4. 216
  5. 54
  6. 232
  7. 252
  8. 468
  9. 684
  10. 98
  11. 1168
  12. 399
  13. 657
  14. 112
  15. 377
  16. 525
  17. 42
  18. 368
  19. 74
  20. 47
  21. 63
  22. 876
  23. 567
  24. 484
  25. 171
  26. 532
  27. 200
  28. 664
  29. 253
  30. 864
  31. 279
  32. 341
  33. 26
  34. 686
  35. 272
  36. 253
  37. 196
  38. 988
  39. 286
  40. 231

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