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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 100 · 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. 1.248 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.60 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.200 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.240 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.230 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.324 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.304 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.475 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.170 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.252 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.310 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.110 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.120 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.320 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.592 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.735 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.720 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.600 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.520 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.170 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.300 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.664 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.160 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.800 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.555 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.445 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.440 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.95 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.560 decreased by 35% =
  30. 30.260 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.448 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.756 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.470 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.440 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.378 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.175 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.310 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.365 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.576 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.740 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 62
  2. 105
  3. 120
  4. 324
  5. 92
  6. 405
  7. 532
  8. 760
  9. 102
  10. 315
  11. 465
  12. 77
  13. 138
  14. 304
  15. 1036
  16. 882
  17. 468
  18. 390
  19. 416
  20. 102
  21. 324
  22. 166
  23. 168
  24. 1200
  25. 222
  26. 623
  27. 484
  28. 76
  29. 364
  30. 338
  31. 112
  32. 189
  33. 564
  34. 352
  35. 189
  36. 154
  37. 341
  38. 292
  39. 864
  40. 888

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