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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 282 · 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. 1.715 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.725 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.460 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.400 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.340 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.65 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.440 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.760 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.236 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.260 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.625 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.440 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.676 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.290 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.365 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.50 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.768 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.728 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.428 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.80 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.200 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.75 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.564 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.800 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.316 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.178 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.200 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.360 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.255 decreased by 40% =
  30. 30.425 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.200 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.540 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.765 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.272 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.610 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.248 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.500 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.252 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.230 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.300 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 429
  2. 812
  3. 529
  4. 448
  5. 459
  6. 26
  7. 462
  8. 646
  9. 295
  10. 273
  11. 675
  12. 286
  13. 507
  14. 232
  15. 146
  16. 45
  17. 576
  18. 546
  19. 535
  20. 108
  21. 210
  22. 84
  23. 705
  24. 760
  25. 79
  26. 267
  27. 216
  28. 378
  29. 153
  30. 476
  31. 130
  32. 702
  33. 612
  34. 68
  35. 915
  36. 62
  37. 350
  38. 189
  39. 92
  40. 75

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