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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 160 · 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. 1.464 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.230 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.500 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.540 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.140 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.780 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.475 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.100 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.520 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.605 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.320 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.320 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.200 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.450 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.280 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.170 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.205 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.240 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.785 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.674 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.395 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.300 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.76 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.400 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.380 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.220 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.220 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.342 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.488 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.525 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.654 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.495 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.70 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.600 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.600 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.320 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.484 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.360 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.250 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.585 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 232
  2. 299
  3. 325
  4. 648
  5. 189
  6. 741
  7. 437
  8. 25
  9. 390
  10. 726
  11. 272
  12. 208
  13. 190
  14. 504
  15. 196
  16. 204
  17. 246
  18. 216
  19. 471
  20. 337
  21. 632
  22. 264
  23. 95
  24. 320
  25. 513
  26. 253
  27. 209
  28. 513
  29. 244
  30. 840
  31. 981
  32. 693
  33. 63
  34. 810
  35. 840
  36. 208
  37. 726
  38. 414
  39. 230
  40. 234

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