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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 828 · 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. 2.595 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.360 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.460 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.200 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.625 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.168 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.75 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.792 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.776 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.750 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.102 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.40 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.800 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.650 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.436 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.260 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.200 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.415 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.280 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.45 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.425 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.695 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.140 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.700 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.144 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.200 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.235 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.112 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.200 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.186 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.60 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.590 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.210 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.430 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.780 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.506 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.380 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.132 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 144
  2. 833
  3. 468
  4. 299
  5. 230
  6. 575
  7. 42
  8. 30
  9. 990
  10. 194
  11. 840
  12. 153
  13. 16
  14. 896
  15. 598
  16. 327
  17. 416
  18. 184
  19. 332
  20. 378
  21. 63
  22. 459
  23. 834
  24. 126
  25. 455
  26. 216
  27. 176
  28. 329
  29. 56
  30. 250
  31. 93
  32. 63
  33. 708
  34. 147
  35. 559
  36. 819
  37. 460
  38. 759
  39. 247
  40. 198

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