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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 124 · 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. 1.255 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.88 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.160 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.300 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.275 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.50 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.64 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.700 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.575 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.140 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.510 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.190 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.740 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.605 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.80 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.358 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.155 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.128 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.455 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.390 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.175 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.640 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.496 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.590 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.240 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.305 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.88 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.210 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.210 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.475 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.768 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.450 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.500 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.475 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.720 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.775 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.475 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.315 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.520 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.640 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 153
  2. 110
  3. 152
  4. 276
  5. 297
  6. 65
  7. 96
  8. 735
  9. 644
  10. 168
  11. 663
  12. 76
  13. 999
  14. 968
  15. 96
  16. 179
  17. 124
  18. 32
  19. 546
  20. 351
  21. 161
  22. 832
  23. 124
  24. 649
  25. 324
  26. 488
  27. 110
  28. 294
  29. 189
  30. 532
  31. 1344
  32. 495
  33. 540
  34. 532
  35. 612
  36. 620
  37. 380
  38. 252
  39. 780
  40. 832

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