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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 851 · 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. 1.120 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.620 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.175 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.60 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.476 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.720 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.380 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.348 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.350 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.330 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.560 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.180 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.768 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.140 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.140 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.180 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.395 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.500 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.740 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.580 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.570 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.576 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.406 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.488 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.440 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.488 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.220 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.712 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.275 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.460 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.280 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.304 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.540 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.620 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.610 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.340 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.700 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.276 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.720 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.555 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 102
  2. 682
  3. 154
  4. 39
  5. 119
  6. 684
  7. 399
  8. 174
  9. 322
  10. 396
  11. 448
  12. 153
  13. 1344
  14. 126
  15. 189
  16. 153
  17. 316
  18. 675
  19. 481
  20. 667
  21. 342
  22. 432
  23. 609
  24. 366
  25. 594
  26. 854
  27. 55
  28. 1068
  29. 242
  30. 414
  31. 378
  32. 76
  33. 729
  34. 992
  35. 671
  36. 289
  37. 644
  38. 483
  39. 756
  40. 666

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