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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 10 · 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. 1.380 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.150 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.650 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.240 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.290 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.540 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.600 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.255 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.170 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.48 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.420 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.720 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.48 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.325 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.80 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.220 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.656 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.188 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.750 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.390 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.708 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.60 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.425 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.575 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.370 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.600 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.525 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.50 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.175 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.460 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.740 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.46 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.346 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.700 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.770 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.400 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.692 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.665 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.122 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.200 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 190
  2. 168
  3. 780
  4. 144
  5. 232
  6. 351
  7. 552
  8. 102
  9. 119
  10. 84
  11. 378
  12. 756
  13. 12
  14. 299
  15. 76
  16. 253
  17. 820
  18. 141
  19. 690
  20. 234
  21. 531
  22. 81
  23. 459
  24. 805
  25. 148
  26. 810
  27. 567
  28. 45
  29. 189
  30. 391
  31. 777
  32. 69
  33. 519
  34. 756
  35. 616
  36. 432
  37. 1211
  38. 532
  39. 183
  40. 176

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