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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 821 · 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. 1.600 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.135 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.52 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.584 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.700 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.240 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.380 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.500 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.90 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.340 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.800 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.720 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.625 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.375 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.500 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.280 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.230 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.600 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.460 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.280 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.350 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.560 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.755 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.420 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.440 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.80 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.500 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.590 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.220 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.516 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.700 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.790 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.496 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.380 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.40 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.312 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.175 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.344 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.225 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.700 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 390
  2. 108
  3. 13
  4. 438
  5. 980
  6. 204
  7. 399
  8. 650
  9. 108
  10. 323
  11. 864
  12. 828
  13. 700
  14. 405
  15. 440
  16. 448
  17. 115
  18. 528
  19. 552
  20. 252
  21. 245
  22. 364
  23. 302
  24. 483
  25. 506
  26. 40
  27. 425
  28. 472
  29. 242
  30. 903
  31. 630
  32. 316
  33. 868
  34. 247
  35. 46
  36. 468
  37. 280
  38. 602
  39. 198
  40. 735

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