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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 250 · 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. 1.68 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.290 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.40 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.605 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.55 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.490 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.530 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.96 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.390 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.590 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.736 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.770 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.560 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.190 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.770 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.452 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.470 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.110 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.80 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.410 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.80 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.200 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.208 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.178 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.80 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.100 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.240 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.565 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.256 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.235 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.800 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.640 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.180 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.652 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.800 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.420 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.425 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.700 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.340 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.300 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 319
  3. 54
  4. 726
  5. 44
  6. 343
  7. 583
  8. 72
  9. 273
  10. 295
  11. 920
  12. 693
  13. 140
  14. 209
  15. 539
  16. 113
  17. 752
  18. 44
  19. 92
  20. 533
  21. 76
  22. 100
  23. 364
  24. 267
  25. 88
  26. 140
  27. 204
  28. 452
  29. 384
  30. 188
  31. 920
  32. 544
  33. 153
  34. 326
  35. 880
  36. 483
  37. 170
  38. 616
  39. 204
  40. 315

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