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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 151 · 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. 1.330 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.728 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.480 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.540 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.675 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.340 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.150 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.190 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.780 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.250 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.244 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.660 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.690 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.740 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.140 decreased by 5% =
  16. 16.692 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.460 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.720 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.765 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.360 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.575 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.210 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.620 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.278 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.325 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.70 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.270 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.300 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.750 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.640 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.432 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.645 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.640 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.740 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.622 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.440 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.560 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.475 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.320 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.275 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 198
  2. 1274
  3. 408
  4. 135
  5. 594
  6. 221
  7. 162
  8. 209
  9. 1053
  10. 220
  11. 305
  12. 429
  13. 483
  14. 703
  15. 133
  16. 173
  17. 598
  18. 828
  19. 918
  20. 576
  21. 644
  22. 147
  23. 713
  24. 139
  25. 351
  26. 49
  27. 378
  28. 405
  29. 675
  30. 416
  31. 108
  32. 516
  33. 384
  34. 814
  35. 311
  36. 528
  37. 616
  38. 190
  39. 304
  40. 308

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