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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 128 · 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. 1.700 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.220 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.95 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.258 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.370 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.340 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.640 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.60 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.375 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.562 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.660 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.408 increased by 75% =
  13. 13.40 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.120 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.756 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.400 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.716 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.504 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.360 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.220 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.608 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.140 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.150 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.60 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.580 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.495 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.654 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.760 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.775 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.232 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.480 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.572 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.345 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.415 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.760 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.740 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.140 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.75 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.275 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 350
  2. 209
  3. 76
  4. 387
  5. 481
  6. 289
  7. 864
  8. 39
  9. 150
  10. 281
  11. 825
  12. 714
  13. 44
  14. 126
  15. 1134
  16. 340
  17. 1253
  18. 126
  19. 486
  20. 187
  21. 456
  22. 91
  23. 105
  24. 63
  25. 725
  26. 396
  27. 327
  28. 722
  29. 837
  30. 58
  31. 648
  32. 286
  33. 777
  34. 552
  35. 332
  36. 874
  37. 851
  38. 224
  39. 81
  40. 253

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