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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 26 · 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. 1.550 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.120 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.180 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.500 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.250 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.175 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.60 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.148 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.240 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.308 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.674 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.350 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.75 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.665 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.615 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.235 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.150 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.710 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.630 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.410 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.150 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.450 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.760 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.560 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.520 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.535 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.368 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.320 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.142 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.70 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.344 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.760 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.574 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.360 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.510 increased by 10% =
  36. 36.770 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.780 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.80 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.80 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.90 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 220
  2. 150
  3. 270
  4. 560
  5. 220
  6. 161
  7. 39
  8. 37
  9. 300
  10. 77
  11. 1011
  12. 245
  13. 30
  14. 266
  15. 984
  16. 329
  17. 132
  18. 639
  19. 756
  20. 533
  21. 180
  22. 414
  23. 874
  24. 784
  25. 494
  26. 856
  27. 276
  28. 352
  29. 71
  30. 49
  31. 430
  32. 1216
  33. 861
  34. 234
  35. 561
  36. 924
  37. 507
  38. 68
  39. 128
  40. 108

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