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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 852 · 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. 1.460 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.225 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.460 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.280 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.640 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.580 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.290 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.758 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.160 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.500 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.580 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.280 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.80 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.610 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.185 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.100 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.575 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.120 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.200 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.725 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.95 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.140 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.200 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.214 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.425 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.660 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.520 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.255 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.680 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.220 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.740 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.668 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.280 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.320 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.725 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.450 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.550 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.134 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.140 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.480 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 414
  2. 207
  3. 483
  4. 196
  5. 672
  6. 783
  7. 203
  8. 1137
  9. 256
  10. 675
  11. 551
  12. 266
  13. 64
  14. 732
  15. 296
  16. 92
  17. 529
  18. 210
  19. 140
  20. 667
  21. 133
  22. 98
  23. 210
  24. 321
  25. 680
  26. 594
  27. 598
  28. 153
  29. 578
  30. 154
  31. 296
  32. 501
  33. 364
  34. 304
  35. 638
  36. 315
  37. 594
  38. 201
  39. 161
  40. 360

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