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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 291 · 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. 1.800 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.80 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.745 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.640 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.760 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.312 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.380 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.360 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.740 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.600 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.392 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.540 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.284 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.180 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.512 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.360 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.225 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.272 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.260 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.660 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.480 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.640 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.40 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.325 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.160 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.520 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.84 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.620 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.410 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.256 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.70 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.130 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.190 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.120 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.700 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.800 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.230 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.740 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.456 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 600
  2. 76
  3. 447
  4. 608
  5. 798
  6. 234
  7. 266
  8. 486
  9. 851
  10. 810
  11. 490
  12. 594
  13. 71
  14. 270
  15. 768
  16. 306
  17. 207
  18. 408
  19. 325
  20. 891
  21. 552
  22. 736
  23. 32
  24. 130
  25. 208
  26. 546
  27. 63
  28. 310
  29. 615
  30. 192
  31. 112
  32. 143
  33. 247
  34. 48
  35. 455
  36. 864
  37. 253
  38. 276
  39. 555
  40. 570

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