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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 802 · 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. 1.160 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.350 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.410 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.460 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.100 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.70 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.585 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.400 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.195 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.800 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.770 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.450 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.725 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.735 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.790 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.460 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.550 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.420 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.460 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.456 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.760 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.405 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.75 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.268 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.460 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.150 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.260 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.700 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.248 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.460 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.552 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.590 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.148 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.440 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.245 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.170 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.600 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.325 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.540 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.312 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 144
  2. 308
  3. 328
  4. 437
  5. 130
  6. 77
  7. 468
  8. 280
  9. 234
  10. 880
  11. 1078
  12. 630
  13. 783
  14. 1176
  15. 474
  16. 552
  17. 616
  18. 525
  19. 414
  20. 342
  21. 494
  22. 162
  23. 84
  24. 201
  25. 483
  26. 132
  27. 169
  28. 644
  29. 434
  30. 437
  31. 414
  32. 649
  33. 259
  34. 506
  35. 196
  36. 204
  37. 552
  38. 286
  39. 486
  40. 390

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