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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 134 · 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. 1.598 increased by 50% =
  2. 2.640 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.182 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.575 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.780 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.330 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.320 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.352 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.584 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.460 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.675 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.180 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.165 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.200 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.535 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.800 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.170 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.260 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.485 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.530 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.65 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.645 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.564 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.316 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.80 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.320 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.60 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.275 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.768 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.120 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.520 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.375 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.780 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.300 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.440 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.585 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.470 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.365 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.600 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.765 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 897
  2. 608
  3. 91
  4. 621
  5. 507
  6. 429
  7. 272
  8. 616
  9. 730
  10. 299
  11. 729
  12. 189
  13. 132
  14. 176
  15. 428
  16. 864
  17. 238
  18. 169
  19. 582
  20. 477
  21. 52
  22. 516
  23. 987
  24. 395
  25. 68
  26. 272
  27. 51
  28. 242
  29. 384
  30. 114
  31. 260
  32. 330
  33. 702
  34. 150
  35. 572
  36. 351
  37. 423
  38. 292
  39. 750
  40. 918

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