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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 144 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.350 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.60 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.740 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.500 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.250 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.436 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.665 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.320 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.375 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.390 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.190 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.80 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.600 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.200 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.100 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.616 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.170 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.755 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.544 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.540 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.455 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.100 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.640 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.330 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.380 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.490 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.225 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.556 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.575 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.120 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.370 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.80 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.644 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.580 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.460 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.755 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.520 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.200 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.90 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 300
  2. 322
  3. 63
  4. 851
  5. 475
  6. 270
  7. 545
  8. 266
  9. 560
  10. 345
  11. 156
  12. 209
  13. 48
  14. 510
  15. 224
  16. 120
  17. 462
  18. 68
  19. 604
  20. 680
  21. 729
  22. 182
  23. 95
  24. 512
  25. 363
  26. 152
  27. 294
  28. 207
  29. 973
  30. 230
  31. 114
  32. 481
  33. 52
  34. 805
  35. 522
  36. 299
  37. 604
  38. 546
  39. 220
  40. 117

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