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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 999 · 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. 1.630 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.276 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.790 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.600 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.740 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.435 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.450 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.230 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.60 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.630 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.480 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.625 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.100 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.275 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.125 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.75 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.420 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.260 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.680 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.754 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.520 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.610 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.700 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.790 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.268 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.212 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.60 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.160 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.310 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.50 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.175 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.675 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.150 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.260 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.60 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.790 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.280 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.800 decreased by 35% =
  40. 40.144 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 378
  2. 483
  3. 711
  4. 840
  5. 481
  6. 174
  7. 585
  8. 207
  9. 57
  10. 819
  11. 504
  12. 250
  13. 112
  14. 308
  15. 110
  16. 60
  17. 399
  18. 351
  19. 646
  20. 377
  21. 442
  22. 793
  23. 595
  24. 1027
  25. 201
  26. 265
  27. 45
  28. 168
  29. 248
  30. 55
  31. 196
  32. 621
  33. 90
  34. 234
  35. 39
  36. 1027
  37. 92
  38. 448
  39. 520
  40. 180

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