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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 154 · 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. 1.132 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.650 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.660 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.390 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.175 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.250 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.425 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.80 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.325 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.200 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.330 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.420 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.180 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.160 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.768 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.40 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.360 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.250 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.325 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.600 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.385 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.360 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.740 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.380 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.130 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.452 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.250 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.650 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.705 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.440 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.564 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.740 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.600 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.212 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.675 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.325 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.260 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.340 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.250 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.170 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 66
  2. 702
  3. 561
  4. 507
  5. 196
  6. 275
  7. 391
  8. 108
  9. 351
  10. 210
  11. 462
  12. 441
  13. 171
  14. 168
  15. 1344
  16. 46
  17. 396
  18. 280
  19. 130
  20. 360
  21. 231
  22. 378
  23. 962
  24. 361
  25. 169
  26. 339
  27. 275
  28. 455
  29. 987
  30. 572
  31. 987
  32. 629
  33. 660
  34. 318
  35. 594
  36. 351
  37. 273
  38. 476
  39. 175
  40. 221

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