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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 23 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.420 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.580 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.510 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.220 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.450 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.375 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.475 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.455 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.376 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.520 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.80 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.460 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.220 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.475 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.342 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.460 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.490 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.540 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.180 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.580 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.665 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.540 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.144 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.492 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.370 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.300 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.375 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.384 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.740 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.280 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.760 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.696 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.244 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.140 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.776 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.40 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.240 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.304 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.195 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 375
  2. 630
  3. 493
  4. 663
  5. 253
  6. 396
  7. 345
  8. 760
  9. 273
  10. 470
  11. 338
  12. 84
  13. 483
  14. 198
  15. 760
  16. 171
  17. 506
  18. 392
  19. 621
  20. 162
  21. 609
  22. 798
  23. 567
  24. 252
  25. 615
  26. 333
  27. 324
  28. 345
  29. 288
  30. 814
  31. 252
  32. 722
  33. 174
  34. 61
  35. 224
  36. 582
  37. 28
  38. 216
  39. 532
  40. 156

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