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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 265 · 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. 1.640 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.250 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.435 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.175 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.224 decreased by 50% =
  6. 6.690 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.250 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.190 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.720 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.620 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.430 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.60 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.74 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.380 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.434 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.380 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.460 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.500 increased by 35% =
  19. 19.680 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.470 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.650 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.160 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.715 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.220 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.128 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.45 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.40 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.50 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.300 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.308 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.396 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.98 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.400 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.505 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.100 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.290 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.490 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.226 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.200 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.600 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 160
  2. 270
  3. 696
  4. 70
  5. 112
  6. 1035
  7. 275
  8. 171
  9. 864
  10. 682
  11. 688
  12. 51
  13. 37
  14. 437
  15. 217
  16. 513
  17. 506
  18. 675
  19. 1190
  20. 564
  21. 845
  22. 136
  23. 858
  24. 231
  25. 224
  26. 18
  27. 54
  28. 44
  29. 264
  30. 539
  31. 594
  32. 147
  33. 368
  34. 606
  35. 40
  36. 464
  37. 784
  38. 113
  39. 184
  40. 960

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