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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 988 · 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. 1.794 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.600 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.730 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.500 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.480 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.440 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.350 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.760 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.300 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.40 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.230 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.440 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.140 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.160 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.420 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.750 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.300 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.265 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.135 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.520 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.40 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.732 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.700 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.150 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.375 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.696 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.630 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.145 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.640 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.75 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.515 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.420 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.60 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.400 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.105 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.668 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.570 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.748 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.180 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 397
  2. 360
  3. 803
  4. 460
  5. 192
  6. 484
  7. 84
  8. 378
  9. 1216
  10. 324
  11. 38
  12. 299
  13. 572
  14. 133
  15. 40
  16. 273
  17. 810
  18. 525
  19. 318
  20. 108
  21. 598
  22. 42
  23. 366
  24. 784
  25. 138
  26. 405
  27. 1218
  28. 819
  29. 232
  30. 448
  31. 81
  32. 824
  33. 357
  34. 51
  35. 380
  36. 42
  37. 1169
  38. 228
  39. 1309
  40. 45

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