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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 113 · 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. 1.175 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.340 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.200 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.125 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.260 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.420 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.400 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.385 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.720 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.580 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.590 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.515 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.80 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.240 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.668 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.120 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.180 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.725 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.660 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.564 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.685 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.640 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.380 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.120 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.502 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.425 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.260 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.145 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.140 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.280 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.70 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.640 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.65 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.375 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.108 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.140 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.244 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.220 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.525 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.210 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 70
  2. 289
  3. 176
  4. 135
  5. 104
  6. 441
  7. 352
  8. 616
  9. 972
  10. 638
  11. 708
  12. 309
  13. 52
  14. 252
  15. 1169
  16. 126
  17. 189
  18. 812
  19. 429
  20. 705
  21. 274
  22. 736
  23. 266
  24. 78
  25. 753
  26. 459
  27. 299
  28. 116
  29. 133
  30. 322
  31. 77
  32. 1024
  33. 39
  34. 330
  35. 189
  36. 84
  37. 427
  38. 143
  39. 588
  40. 168

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