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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 940 · 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. 1.635 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.84 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.275 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.240 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.420 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.500 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.260 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.480 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.260 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.340 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.555 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.520 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.275 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.384 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.412 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.660 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.368 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.175 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.260 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.200 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.480 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.115 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.325 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.75 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.220 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.770 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.440 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.375 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.780 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.100 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.750 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.360 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.726 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.520 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.360 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.650 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.480 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.540 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 254
  2. 147
  3. 308
  4. 192
  5. 210
  6. 540
  7. 234
  8. 648
  9. 234
  10. 323
  11. 666
  12. 208
  13. 330
  14. 480
  15. 206
  16. 627
  17. 92
  18. 196
  19. 247
  20. 130
  21. 504
  22. 184
  23. 351
  24. 69
  25. 242
  26. 616
  27. 95
  28. 770
  29. 420
  30. 507
  31. 88
  32. 810
  33. 777
  34. 288
  35. 1089
  36. 546
  37. 486
  38. 715
  39. 624
  40. 648

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