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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 117 · 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. 1.52 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.560 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.168 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.280 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.540 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.205 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.250 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.210 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.75 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.650 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.672 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.250 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.520 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.550 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.775 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.120 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.70 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.560 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.370 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.45 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.230 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.425 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.496 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.650 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.360 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.60 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.780 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.655 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.790 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.716 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.310 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.510 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.320 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.380 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.725 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.115 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.80 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.636 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.225 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 39
  2. 980
  3. 252
  4. 182
  5. 351
  6. 328
  7. 220
  8. 231
  9. 120
  10. 845
  11. 1008
  12. 225
  13. 572
  14. 385
  15. 837
  16. 156
  17. 56
  18. 896
  19. 296
  20. 72
  21. 207
  22. 255
  23. 868
  24. 780
  25. 396
  26. 39
  27. 819
  28. 524
  29. 553
  30. 537
  31. 279
  32. 612
  33. 480
  34. 323
  35. 1015
  36. 138
  37. 700
  38. 100
  39. 477
  40. 315

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