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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 308 · 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. 1.395 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.450 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.716 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.200 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.75 increased by 8% =
  6. 6.758 increased by 50% =
  7. 7.196 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.80 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.732 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.160 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.480 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.485 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.588 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.780 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.350 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.566 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.210 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.575 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.348 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.650 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.682 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.680 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.396 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.760 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.700 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.508 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.800 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.125 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.460 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.360 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.250 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.350 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.125 decreased by 12% =
  34. 34.275 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.130 increased by 40% =
  37. 37.610 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.230 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.115 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.540 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 237
  2. 414
  3. 537
  4. 224
  5. 81
  6. 1137
  7. 294
  8. 84
  9. 1281
  10. 184
  11. 384
  12. 582
  13. 441
  14. 546
  15. 210
  16. 849
  17. 168
  18. 460
  19. 435
  20. 715
  21. 341
  22. 714
  23. 198
  24. 874
  25. 735
  26. 889
  27. 840
  28. 110
  29. 368
  30. 234
  31. 275
  32. 322
  33. 110
  34. 253
  35. 375
  36. 182
  37. 854
  38. 207
  39. 184
  40. 621

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