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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 896 · 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. 1.430 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.220 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.60 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.770 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.500 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.716 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.158 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.96 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.796 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.100 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.50 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.56 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.60 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.705 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.70 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.796 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.460 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.225 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.420 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.80 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.48 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.775 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.220 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.534 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.240 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.540 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.725 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.660 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.650 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.500 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.725 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.275 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.140 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.245 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.440 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.416 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.70 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.575 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.285 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 387
  2. 253
  3. 57
  4. 924
  5. 700
  6. 358
  7. 79
  8. 72
  9. 154
  10. 597
  11. 60
  12. 70
  13. 70
  14. 24
  15. 423
  16. 91
  17. 199
  18. 621
  19. 90
  20. 483
  21. 68
  22. 24
  23. 682
  24. 253
  25. 801
  26. 156
  27. 864
  28. 783
  29. 891
  30. 702
  31. 560
  32. 1160
  33. 308
  34. 161
  35. 196
  36. 286
  37. 520
  38. 49
  39. 920
  40. 171

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