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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 817 · 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. 1.130 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.60 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.260 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.530 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.440 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.194 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.325 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.430 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.776 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.400 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.480 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.584 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.160 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.748 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.390 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.485 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.184 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.80 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.110 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.175 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.430 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.80 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.235 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.180 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.45 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.340 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.275 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.150 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.160 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.764 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.125 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.240 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.330 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.735 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.150 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.40 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.450 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.240 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.720 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 117
  2. 57
  3. 455
  4. 583
  5. 616
  6. 291
  7. 351
  8. 602
  9. 970
  10. 160
  11. 312
  12. 1022
  13. 176
  14. 935
  15. 312
  16. 291
  17. 322
  18. 108
  19. 425
  20. 121
  21. 280
  22. 516
  23. 108
  24. 282
  25. 144
  26. 72
  27. 221
  28. 308
  29. 138
  30. 280
  31. 1337
  32. 110
  33. 204
  34. 132
  35. 441
  36. 132
  37. 28
  38. 414
  39. 264
  40. 972

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