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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 22 · 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. 1.225 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.160 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.326 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.425 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.60 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.440 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.534 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.260 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.388 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.120 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.405 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.400 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.524 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.640 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.380 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.615 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.460 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.90 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.80 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.695 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.360 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.400 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.736 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.52 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.680 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.580 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.740 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.188 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.340 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.595 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.216 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.450 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.540 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.50 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.470 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.170 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.540 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.720 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.450 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 135
  2. 184
  3. 163
  4. 459
  5. 30
  6. 484
  7. 267
  8. 338
  9. 485
  10. 78
  11. 324
  12. 420
  13. 131
  14. 608
  15. 456
  16. 492
  17. 483
  18. 117
  19. 72
  20. 417
  21. 432
  22. 380
  23. 1104
  24. 91
  25. 782
  26. 551
  27. 592
  28. 329
  29. 391
  30. 476
  31. 162
  32. 414
  33. 756
  34. 30
  35. 611
  36. 204
  37. 621
  38. 351
  39. 504
  40. 315

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