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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 200 · 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. 1.150 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.310 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.140 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.225 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.520 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.475 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.795 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.80 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.320 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.436 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.560 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.580 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.800 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.325 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.96 decreased by 25% =
  17. 17.40 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.506 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.50 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.115 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.700 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.75 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.480 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.255 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.620 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.296 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.185 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.720 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.600 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.100 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.440 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.480 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.50 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.430 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.288 increased by 75% =
  36. 36.700 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.608 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.590 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.405 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.68 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 138
  2. 186
  3. 147
  4. 252
  5. 702
  6. 513
  7. 636
  8. 92
  9. 368
  10. 545
  11. 756
  12. 690
  13. 928
  14. 560
  15. 351
  16. 72
  17. 32
  18. 759
  19. 56
  20. 138
  21. 455
  22. 30
  23. 408
  24. 306
  25. 806
  26. 74
  27. 259
  28. 612
  29. 648
  30. 120
  31. 484
  32. 312
  33. 55
  34. 602
  35. 504
  36. 1120
  37. 152
  38. 767
  39. 567
  40. 85

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