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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 813 · 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. 1.700 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.700 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.800 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.312 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.600 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.400 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.140 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.576 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.280 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.490 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.360 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.250 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.320 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.550 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.760 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.800 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.340 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.760 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.300 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.690 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.685 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.580 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.440 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.300 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.280 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.320 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.340 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.100 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.660 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.140 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.80 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.725 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.540 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.40 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.280 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.625 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.680 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.580 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 280
  2. 735
  3. 864
  4. 156
  5. 960
  6. 280
  7. 119
  8. 720
  9. 196
  10. 343
  11. 378
  12. 270
  13. 432
  14. 506
  15. 189
  16. 570
  17. 736
  18. 289
  19. 494
  20. 405
  21. 552
  22. 959
  23. 667
  24. 396
  25. 324
  26. 294
  27. 448
  28. 459
  29. 112
  30. 594
  31. 119
  32. 128
  33. 638
  34. 95
  35. 459
  36. 48
  37. 70
  38. 700
  39. 646
  40. 464

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