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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 292 · 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. 1.306 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.640 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.792 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.50 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.70 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.356 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.325 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.460 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.715 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.140 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.40 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.400 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.445 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.245 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.710 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.548 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.440 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.470 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.425 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.550 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.780 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.210 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.500 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.666 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.492 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.180 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.100 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.440 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.698 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.215 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.500 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.390 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.156 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.790 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.200 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.345 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.410 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.440 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.200 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.500 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 153
  2. 544
  3. 594
  4. 45
  5. 77
  6. 267
  7. 130
  8. 598
  9. 1001
  10. 126
  11. 34
  12. 280
  13. 623
  14. 196
  15. 284
  16. 959
  17. 110
  18. 423
  19. 374
  20. 825
  21. 819
  22. 231
  23. 675
  24. 333
  25. 861
  26. 153
  27. 88
  28. 660
  29. 1047
  30. 344
  31. 475
  32. 585
  33. 39
  34. 474
  35. 216
  36. 276
  37. 205
  38. 462
  39. 140
  40. 525

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