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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 301 · 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. 1.78 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.540 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.156 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.176 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.480 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.772 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.50 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.756 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.90 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.275 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.708 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.780 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.440 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.60 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.530 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.740 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.350 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.692 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.132 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.675 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.464 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.480 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.40 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.85 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.790 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.320 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.160 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.65 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.460 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.80 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.330 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.300 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.640 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.760 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.495 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.445 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.715 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.350 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.228 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.70 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 39
  2. 567
  3. 78
  4. 308
  5. 648
  6. 579
  7. 65
  8. 945
  9. 54
  10. 308
  11. 177
  12. 819
  13. 418
  14. 51
  15. 636
  16. 851
  17. 455
  18. 1211
  19. 165
  20. 729
  21. 348
  22. 840
  23. 34
  24. 68
  25. 869
  26. 224
  27. 96
  28. 78
  29. 575
  30. 92
  31. 363
  32. 195
  33. 608
  34. 494
  35. 594
  36. 534
  37. 858
  38. 245
  39. 399
  40. 77

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