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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 985 · 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. 1.435 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.400 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.500 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.675 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.40 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.50 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.300 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.675 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.725 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.710 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.288 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.420 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.780 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.265 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.100 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.80 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.210 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.262 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.252 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.200 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.730 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.580 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.620 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.340 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.480 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.600 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.480 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.800 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.395 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.230 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.800 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.388 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.580 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.200 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.172 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.745 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.140 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.770 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.175 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.320 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 348
  2. 500
  3. 460
  4. 729
  5. 34
  6. 56
  7. 270
  8. 756
  9. 870
  10. 994
  11. 72
  12. 378
  13. 507
  14. 212
  15. 110
  16. 112
  17. 231
  18. 393
  19. 63
  20. 190
  21. 511
  22. 493
  23. 403
  24. 442
  25. 648
  26. 528
  27. 240
  28. 920
  29. 632
  30. 184
  31. 1080
  32. 679
  33. 609
  34. 180
  35. 43
  36. 1043
  37. 161
  38. 847
  39. 280
  40. 432

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