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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 972 · 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. 1.325 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.210 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.295 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.780 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.784 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.480 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.560 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.780 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.50 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.450 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.490 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.720 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.230 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.50 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.650 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.60 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.575 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.110 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.440 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.220 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.60 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.680 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.410 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.185 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.650 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.740 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.468 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.795 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.650 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.468 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.540 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.385 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.440 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.525 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.172 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.400 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.205 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.325 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.450 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.285 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 130
  2. 189
  3. 118
  4. 819
  5. 1176
  6. 552
  7. 532
  8. 936
  9. 60
  10. 504
  11. 735
  12. 936
  13. 207
  14. 54
  15. 728
  16. 66
  17. 460
  18. 66
  19. 594
  20. 154
  21. 69
  22. 918
  23. 533
  24. 148
  25. 598
  26. 777
  27. 234
  28. 1272
  29. 1040
  30. 117
  31. 459
  32. 462
  33. 352
  34. 210
  35. 129
  36. 352
  37. 246
  38. 299
  39. 405
  40. 171

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