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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 35 · 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. 1.488 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.60 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.612 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.75 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.792 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.650 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.360 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.700 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.512 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.750 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.225 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.175 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.500 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.676 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.660 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.302 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.240 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.740 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.795 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.460 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.50 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.535 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.740 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.790 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.500 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.64 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.184 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.220 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.100 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.180 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.320 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.280 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.700 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.775 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.620 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.270 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.615 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.95 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.640 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.770 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 244
  2. 39
  3. 1071
  4. 120
  5. 594
  6. 780
  7. 342
  8. 735
  9. 384
  10. 690
  11. 207
  12. 196
  13. 200
  14. 507
  15. 594
  16. 453
  17. 276
  18. 814
  19. 1113
  20. 391
  21. 44
  22. 749
  23. 629
  24. 316
  25. 675
  26. 112
  27. 230
  28. 253
  29. 160
  30. 189
  31. 416
  32. 266
  33. 350
  34. 620
  35. 744
  36. 243
  37. 984
  38. 76
  39. 736
  40. 539

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