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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 816 · 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. 1.450 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.740 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.380 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.720 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.340 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.690 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.200 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.784 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.52 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.500 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.140 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.800 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.45 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.170 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.372 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.230 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.710 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.410 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.64 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.665 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.470 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.760 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.620 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.395 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.300 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.140 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.240 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.250 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.105 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.610 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.630 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.250 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.625 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.680 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.675 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.506 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.490 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.40 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 396
  2. 999
  3. 494
  4. 468
  5. 408
  6. 621
  7. 210
  8. 196
  9. 91
  10. 350
  11. 196
  12. 864
  13. 72
  14. 187
  15. 279
  16. 276
  17. 1136
  18. 369
  19. 16
  20. 399
  21. 517
  22. 532
  23. 527
  24. 474
  25. 184
  26. 420
  27. 154
  28. 300
  29. 230
  30. 147
  31. 529
  32. 793
  33. 567
  34. 230
  35. 1000
  36. 884
  37. 729
  38. 759
  39. 245
  40. 24

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