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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 121 · 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. 1.178 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.396 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.480 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.170 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.128 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.275 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.230 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.660 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.125 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.40 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.470 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.800 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.170 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.225 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.566 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.295 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.200 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.425 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.680 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.575 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.680 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.370 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.140 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.685 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.300 decreased by 12% =
  26. 26.490 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.620 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.370 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.200 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.250 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.260 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.152 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.720 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.340 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.224 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.216 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.410 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.475 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.705 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.520 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 89
  2. 297
  3. 648
  4. 221
  5. 160
  6. 330
  7. 161
  8. 627
  9. 140
  10. 42
  11. 423
  12. 920
  13. 221
  14. 243
  15. 849
  16. 413
  17. 130
  18. 374
  19. 272
  20. 460
  21. 782
  22. 333
  23. 119
  24. 822
  25. 264
  26. 196
  27. 930
  28. 407
  29. 180
  30. 280
  31. 104
  32. 266
  33. 468
  34. 221
  35. 336
  36. 162
  37. 533
  38. 513
  39. 564
  40. 910

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