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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 280 · 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 35% =
  2. 2.48 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.365 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.450 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.360 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.70 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.350 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.150 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.114 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.680 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.580 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.175 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.308 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.725 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.465 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.200 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.180 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.145 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.705 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.684 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.80 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.298 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.420 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.128 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.590 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.140 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.620 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.520 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.464 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.108 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.375 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.450 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.680 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.365 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.440 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.528 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.180 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.40 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.180 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.268 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 169
  2. 36
  3. 146
  4. 315
  5. 414
  6. 56
  7. 392
  8. 90
  9. 57
  10. 782
  11. 667
  12. 105
  13. 77
  14. 667
  15. 186
  16. 224
  17. 171
  18. 87
  19. 564
  20. 513
  21. 76
  22. 447
  23. 105
  24. 192
  25. 531
  26. 133
  27. 837
  28. 338
  29. 116
  30. 189
  31. 330
  32. 486
  33. 850
  34. 584
  35. 374
  36. 132
  37. 243
  38. 46
  39. 207
  40. 201

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