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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 973 · 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. 1.750 decreased by 12% =
  2. 2.560 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.60 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.380 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.125 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.84 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.390 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.560 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.136 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.125 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.710 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.545 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.240 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.770 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.140 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.208 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.300 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.260 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.52 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.660 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.380 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.344 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.502 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.435 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.325 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.760 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.320 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.48 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.45 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.225 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.204 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.40 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.550 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.40 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.60 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.160 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.625 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.275 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.150 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.140 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 660
  2. 784
  3. 39
  4. 456
  5. 115
  6. 63
  7. 156
  8. 672
  9. 204
  10. 175
  11. 426
  12. 327
  13. 216
  14. 1232
  15. 98
  16. 156
  17. 450
  18. 312
  19. 13
  20. 858
  21. 323
  22. 602
  23. 753
  24. 696
  25. 351
  26. 646
  27. 288
  28. 12
  29. 27
  30. 198
  31. 357
  32. 36
  33. 484
  34. 54
  35. 81
  36. 176
  37. 575
  38. 242
  39. 138
  40. 119

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