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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 218 · 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. 2.760 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.68 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.180 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.800 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.445 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.460 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.610 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.540 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.232 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.68 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.795 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.535 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.520 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.420 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.745 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.476 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.388 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.675 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.580 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.100 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.645 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.130 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.605 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.380 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.700 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.544 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.285 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.145 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.445 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.740 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.110 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.460 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.320 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.445 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.125 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.40 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.610 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.170 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.275 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 222
  2. 190
  3. 85
  4. 189
  5. 1040
  6. 712
  7. 299
  8. 427
  9. 594
  10. 58
  11. 51
  12. 1272
  13. 856
  14. 468
  15. 483
  16. 447
  17. 595
  18. 291
  19. 594
  20. 551
  21. 115
  22. 774
  23. 169
  24. 242
  25. 437
  26. 735
  27. 408
  28. 171
  29. 232
  30. 712
  31. 777
  32. 99
  33. 414
  34. 304
  35. 356
  36. 135
  37. 46
  38. 671
  39. 255
  40. 297

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