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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 342 · 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. 1.340 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.214 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.308 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.560 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.120 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.760 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.180 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.720 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.360 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.50 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.720 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.245 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.440 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.50 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.160 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.400 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.160 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.550 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.230 decreased by 40% =
  20. 20.450 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.725 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.700 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.360 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.325 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.140 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.450 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.778 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.150 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.300 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.280 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.68 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.450 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.80 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.700 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.310 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.280 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.136 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.340 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.120 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.465 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 136
  2. 321
  3. 462
  4. 476
  5. 102
  6. 874
  7. 171
  8. 684
  9. 90
  10. 56
  11. 504
  12. 196
  13. 616
  14. 46
  15. 256
  16. 100
  17. 168
  18. 594
  19. 138
  20. 486
  21. 667
  22. 756
  23. 342
  24. 195
  25. 91
  26. 504
  27. 1167
  28. 162
  29. 324
  30. 392
  31. 85
  32. 495
  33. 92
  34. 770
  35. 217
  36. 490
  37. 204
  38. 391
  39. 126
  40. 651

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