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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 900 · 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. 2.770 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.120 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.196 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.325 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.785 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.70 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.345 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.125 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.300 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.560 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.640 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.200 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.760 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.380 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.225 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.550 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.500 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.585 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.195 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.430 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.670 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.520 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.552 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.520 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.80 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.580 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.180 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.420 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.156 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.798 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.535 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.216 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.372 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.370 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.690 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.590 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.50 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.550 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 460
  2. 1001
  3. 30
  4. 294
  5. 299
  6. 1256
  7. 28
  8. 207
  9. 140
  10. 315
  11. 784
  12. 736
  13. 230
  14. 722
  15. 418
  16. 315
  17. 484
  18. 325
  19. 351
  20. 273
  21. 172
  22. 536
  23. 702
  24. 966
  25. 910
  26. 52
  27. 232
  28. 198
  29. 357
  30. 117
  31. 1197
  32. 428
  33. 162
  34. 465
  35. 148
  36. 276
  37. 413
  38. 351
  39. 45
  40. 616

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