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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 136 · 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. 1.266 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.496 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.60 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.260 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.300 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.108 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.460 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.800 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.600 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.420 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.698 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.790 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.560 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.242 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.180 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.320 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.796 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.650 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.665 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.740 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.650 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.300 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.588 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.565 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.60 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.80 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.240 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.695 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.275 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.480 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.260 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.800 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.575 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.660 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.792 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.800 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.85 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.800 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.760 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 133
  2. 372
  3. 63
  4. 104
  5. 315
  6. 162
  7. 598
  8. 960
  9. 540
  10. 567
  11. 349
  12. 672
  13. 869
  14. 336
  15. 121
  16. 189
  17. 336
  18. 199
  19. 325
  20. 798
  21. 777
  22. 702
  23. 285
  24. 294
  25. 678
  26. 66
  27. 104
  28. 216
  29. 834
  30. 308
  31. 552
  32. 169
  33. 880
  34. 644
  35. 429
  36. 198
  37. 704
  38. 51
  39. 736
  40. 646

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