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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 868 · 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. 1.705 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.720 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.400 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.40 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.250 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.125 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.280 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.756 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.400 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.180 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.85 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.320 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.200 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.180 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.455 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.760 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.175 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.360 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.750 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.420 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.760 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.650 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.420 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.550 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.300 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.75 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.725 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.194 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.360 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.210 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.700 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.360 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.125 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.800 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.400 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.176 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.350 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.520 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.340 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.650 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 282
  2. 828
  3. 380
  4. 54
  5. 280
  6. 175
  7. 364
  8. 945
  9. 460
  10. 162
  11. 136
  12. 208
  13. 224
  14. 72
  15. 273
  16. 494
  17. 189
  18. 414
  19. 825
  20. 357
  21. 798
  22. 260
  23. 504
  24. 484
  25. 375
  26. 66
  27. 870
  28. 291
  29. 432
  30. 147
  31. 616
  32. 324
  33. 115
  34. 520
  35. 160
  36. 44
  37. 322
  38. 338
  39. 476
  40. 260

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