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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 832 · 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. 1.330 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.800 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.550 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.520 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.665 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.120 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.100 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.270 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.700 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.56 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.500 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.175 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.788 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.660 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.780 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.644 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.80 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.460 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.308 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.745 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.240 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.40 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.780 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.436 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.690 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.520 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.530 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.50 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.260 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.632 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.460 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.275 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.400 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.440 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.398 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.780 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.375 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.700 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.536 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.550 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 297
  2. 864
  3. 594
  4. 442
  5. 931
  6. 162
  7. 88
  8. 189
  9. 644
  10. 28
  11. 550
  12. 154
  13. 591
  14. 561
  15. 624
  16. 322
  17. 20
  18. 506
  19. 77
  20. 894
  21. 156
  22. 34
  23. 1014
  24. 545
  25. 897
  26. 598
  27. 371
  28. 25
  29. 273
  30. 1106
  31. 299
  32. 242
  33. 368
  34. 396
  35. 597
  36. 1053
  37. 330
  38. 756
  39. 804
  40. 495

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