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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 161 · 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. 1.40 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.575 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.520 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.80 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.390 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.440 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.250 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.672 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.196 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.530 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.395 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.180 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.760 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.580 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.365 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.488 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.75 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.796 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.450 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.84 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.525 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.552 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.264 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.250 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.500 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.100 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.730 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.780 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.270 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.720 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.374 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.396 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.700 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.400 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.420 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.240 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.120 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.360 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.220 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.750 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 26
  2. 345
  3. 546
  4. 84
  5. 351
  6. 462
  7. 270
  8. 1176
  9. 147
  10. 477
  11. 632
  12. 171
  13. 722
  14. 551
  15. 584
  16. 366
  17. 66
  18. 1194
  19. 414
  20. 63
  21. 567
  22. 414
  23. 462
  24. 220
  25. 650
  26. 65
  27. 438
  28. 663
  29. 324
  30. 828
  31. 561
  32. 495
  33. 735
  34. 100
  35. 546
  36. 192
  37. 138
  38. 216
  39. 297
  40. 1050

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