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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 111 · 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. 1.300 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.760 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.645 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.286 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.420 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.50 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.175 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.480 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.750 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.330 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.690 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.170 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.400 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.40 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.580 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.230 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.640 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.416 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.440 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.40 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.400 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.65 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.656 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.400 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.50 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.228 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.480 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.100 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.318 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.70 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.700 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.390 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.435 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.315 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.644 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.390 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.600 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.80 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.400 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.500 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 225
  2. 798
  3. 774
  4. 143
  5. 483
  6. 46
  7. 161
  8. 720
  9. 840
  10. 462
  11. 483
  12. 153
  13. 280
  14. 44
  15. 609
  16. 368
  17. 672
  18. 208
  19. 594
  20. 34
  21. 432
  22. 104
  23. 820
  24. 352
  25. 70
  26. 399
  27. 408
  28. 88
  29. 477
  30. 63
  31. 616
  32. 312
  33. 174
  34. 126
  35. 161
  36. 351
  37. 1050
  38. 20
  39. 380
  40. 550

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