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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 831 · 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. 1.720 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.488 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.170 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.475 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.780 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.790 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.500 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.228 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.716 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.504 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.720 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.220 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.170 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.525 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.180 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.668 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.640 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.285 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.400 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.230 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.276 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.170 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.465 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.690 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.785 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.300 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.232 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.620 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.560 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.104 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.40 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.560 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.300 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.80 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.340 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.175 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.416 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.50 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.710 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 468
  2. 732
  3. 272
  4. 570
  5. 1014
  6. 632
  7. 450
  8. 57
  9. 1253
  10. 126
  11. 864
  12. 231
  13. 187
  14. 567
  15. 162
  16. 1169
  17. 672
  18. 228
  19. 448
  20. 253
  21. 345
  22. 187
  23. 744
  24. 621
  25. 314
  26. 230
  27. 255
  28. 116
  29. 589
  30. 392
  31. 156
  32. 52
  33. 756
  34. 264
  35. 48
  36. 289
  37. 70
  38. 208
  39. 60
  40. 568

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