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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 152 · 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. 1.170 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.510 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.260 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.752 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.285 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.300 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.780 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.130 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.565 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.60 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.275 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.300 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.196 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.570 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.185 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.480 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.520 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.275 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.120 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.484 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.175 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.530 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.485 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.304 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.540 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.240 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.665 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.500 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.425 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.335 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.700 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.120 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.375 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.440 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.376 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.325 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.44 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.700 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.800 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.98 decreased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 102
  2. 357
  3. 104
  4. 564
  5. 456
  6. 255
  7. 858
  8. 169
  9. 452
  10. 78
  11. 297
  12. 264
  13. 49
  14. 798
  15. 74
  16. 456
  17. 546
  18. 253
  19. 126
  20. 363
  21. 154
  22. 636
  23. 291
  24. 380
  25. 945
  26. 360
  27. 931
  28. 440
  29. 476
  30. 402
  31. 616
  32. 108
  33. 345
  34. 462
  35. 94
  36. 364
  37. 33
  38. 455
  39. 840
  40. 49

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