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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 185 · 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. 1.704 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.685 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.790 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.436 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.130 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.80 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.440 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.660 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.70 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.740 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.550 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.660 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.50 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.220 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.560 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.570 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.360 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.540 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.590 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.155 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.50 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.625 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.230 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.696 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.220 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.740 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.400 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.485 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.560 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.170 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.490 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.430 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.752 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.760 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.228 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.625 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.125 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.325 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.586 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.350 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 176
  2. 822
  3. 1027
  4. 327
  5. 182
  6. 84
  7. 418
  8. 759
  9. 56
  10. 629
  11. 715
  12. 165
  13. 55
  14. 242
  15. 896
  16. 513
  17. 288
  18. 513
  19. 295
  20. 93
  21. 45
  22. 675
  23. 253
  24. 870
  25. 253
  26. 666
  27. 460
  28. 388
  29. 476
  30. 153
  31. 392
  32. 172
  33. 188
  34. 722
  35. 399
  36. 675
  37. 110
  38. 351
  39. 879
  40. 392

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