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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 186 · 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. 1.555 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.620 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.120 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.80 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.172 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.315 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.320 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.468 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.325 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.60 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.700 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.60 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.125 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.600 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.370 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.600 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.140 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.190 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.160 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.526 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.420 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.480 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.175 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.200 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.140 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.150 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.100 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.96 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.470 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.700 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.260 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.400 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.200 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.600 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.375 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.505 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.750 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.600 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.100 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.635 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 222
  2. 713
  3. 126
  4. 84
  5. 129
  6. 441
  7. 288
  8. 585
  9. 286
  10. 51
  11. 805
  12. 51
  13. 115
  14. 690
  15. 259
  16. 810
  17. 189
  18. 95
  19. 104
  20. 789
  21. 567
  22. 408
  23. 280
  24. 230
  25. 126
  26. 195
  27. 105
  28. 72
  29. 235
  30. 665
  31. 234
  32. 100
  33. 176
  34. 510
  35. 420
  36. 202
  37. 900
  38. 648
  39. 112
  40. 254

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