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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 892 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.700 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.500 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.200 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.260 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.784 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.735 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.396 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.650 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.76 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.110 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.750 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.580 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.780 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.230 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.700 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.720 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.400 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.550 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.650 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.600 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.128 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.616 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.325 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.110 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.740 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.140 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.480 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.310 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.470 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.100 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.600 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.590 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.560 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.70 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.275 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.775 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.525 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.70 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.290 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 460
  2. 455
  3. 450
  4. 176
  5. 273
  6. 980
  7. 1176
  8. 693
  9. 975
  10. 133
  11. 132
  12. 810
  13. 377
  14. 1014
  15. 253
  16. 805
  17. 468
  18. 380
  19. 594
  20. 598
  21. 810
  22. 160
  23. 770
  24. 364
  25. 77
  26. 777
  27. 189
  28. 336
  29. 186
  30. 517
  31. 88
  32. 528
  33. 767
  34. 588
  35. 91
  36. 308
  37. 682
  38. 462
  39. 91
  40. 232

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