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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 846 · 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. 1.520 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.740 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.740 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.594 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.640 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.640 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.240 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.485 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.190 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.40 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.540 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.750 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.275 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.425 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.200 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.460 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.48 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.396 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.325 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.100 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.40 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.110 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.336 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.640 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.40 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.612 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.625 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.175 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.74 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.552 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.240 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.138 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.725 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.670 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.320 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.756 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.100 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.620 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.675 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.466 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 338
  2. 481
  3. 666
  4. 297
  5. 448
  6. 416
  7. 324
  8. 388
  9. 76
  10. 26
  11. 270
  12. 660
  13. 110
  14. 391
  15. 260
  16. 299
  17. 60
  18. 297
  19. 364
  20. 92
  21. 10
  22. 99
  23. 252
  24. 672
  25. 64
  26. 153
  27. 575
  28. 140
  29. 37
  30. 966
  31. 204
  32. 69
  33. 812
  34. 603
  35. 368
  36. 378
  37. 120
  38. 248
  39. 756
  40. 699

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