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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 332 · 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. 1.250 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.352 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.204 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.660 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.296 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.620 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.250 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.500 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.380 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.220 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.58 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.136 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.800 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.50 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.480 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.400 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.184 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.500 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.120 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.596 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.650 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.592 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.530 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.475 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.800 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.125 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.690 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.434 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.800 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.44 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.280 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.420 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.615 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.325 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.650 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.75 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.90 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.220 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 175
  2. 616
  3. 153
  4. 759
  5. 518
  6. 640
  7. 496
  8. 220
  9. 540
  10. 456
  11. 187
  12. 29
  13. 68
  14. 864
  15. 54
  16. 408
  17. 380
  18. 322
  19. 575
  20. 132
  21. 1043
  22. 572
  23. 444
  24. 742
  25. 513
  26. 880
  27. 115
  28. 552
  29. 217
  30. 920
  31. 210
  32. 66
  33. 322
  34. 399
  35. 369
  36. 364
  37. 728
  38. 66
  39. 108
  40. 176

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