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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 287 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.480 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.760 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.220 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.696 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.416 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.520 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.320 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.220 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.360 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.190 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.295 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.625 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.600 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.270 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.70 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.570 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.400 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.170 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.134 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.360 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.612 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.260 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.220 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.220 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.640 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.160 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.206 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.574 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.260 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.260 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.460 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.260 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.400 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.375 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.435 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.320 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.660 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.50 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.432 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 200
  2. 384
  3. 532
  4. 187
  5. 870
  6. 208
  7. 442
  8. 368
  9. 143
  10. 486
  11. 152
  12. 118
  13. 700
  14. 450
  15. 378
  16. 42
  17. 741
  18. 352
  19. 119
  20. 67
  21. 540
  22. 306
  23. 221
  24. 231
  25. 88
  26. 576
  27. 200
  28. 309
  29. 287
  30. 273
  31. 299
  32. 575
  33. 169
  34. 500
  35. 420
  36. 696
  37. 128
  38. 396
  39. 44
  40. 540

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