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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 267 · 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. 1.260 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.304 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.240 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.205 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.160 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.770 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.500 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.632 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.600 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.60 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.680 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.172 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.520 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.635 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.125 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.140 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.690 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.335 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.425 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.60 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.400 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.105 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.248 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.580 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.525 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.92 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.632 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.468 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.560 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.752 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.175 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.260 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.455 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.225 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.175 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.670 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.96 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.610 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.60 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.160 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 195
  2. 152
  3. 264
  4. 82
  5. 104
  6. 616
  7. 525
  8. 316
  9. 570
  10. 15
  11. 714
  12. 129
  13. 598
  14. 381
  15. 140
  16. 91
  17. 621
  18. 536
  19. 391
  20. 63
  21. 280
  22. 168
  23. 186
  24. 609
  25. 588
  26. 115
  27. 1106
  28. 234
  29. 728
  30. 376
  31. 245
  32. 169
  33. 546
  34. 252
  35. 196
  36. 402
  37. 144
  38. 793
  39. 78
  40. 168

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