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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 106 · 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. 1.422 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.525 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.525 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.472 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.340 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.135 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.720 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.800 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.230 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.100 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.280 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.140 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.652 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.580 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.472 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.675 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.420 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.268 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.216 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.40 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.125 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.620 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.664 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.440 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.300 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.470 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.636 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.620 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.735 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.770 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.60 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.415 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.180 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.225 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.380 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.120 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.300 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.760 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.218 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 211
  2. 483
  3. 588
  4. 236
  5. 85
  6. 54
  7. 1260
  8. 1400
  9. 322
  10. 115
  11. 252
  12. 119
  13. 489
  14. 493
  15. 243
  16. 590
  17. 756
  18. 441
  19. 67
  20. 378
  21. 34
  22. 110
  23. 434
  24. 1162
  25. 396
  26. 264
  27. 376
  28. 477
  29. 682
  30. 1176
  31. 1001
  32. 63
  33. 581
  34. 162
  35. 252
  36. 532
  37. 132
  38. 276
  39. 722
  40. 109

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