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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 355 · 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. 1.675 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.618 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.470 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.625 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.48 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.675 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.350 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.525 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.504 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.520 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.580 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.790 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.712 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.280 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.155 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.200 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.40 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.300 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.580 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.675 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.615 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.40 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.680 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.190 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.568 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.100 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.770 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.610 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.620 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.340 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.556 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.300 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.450 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.372 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.675 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.672 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.510 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.790 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.100 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.670 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 405
  2. 927
  3. 658
  4. 500
  5. 84
  6. 729
  7. 392
  8. 567
  9. 378
  10. 442
  11. 435
  12. 632
  13. 1246
  14. 364
  15. 93
  16. 216
  17. 38
  18. 210
  19. 464
  20. 729
  21. 738
  22. 24
  23. 408
  24. 247
  25. 994
  26. 50
  27. 539
  28. 427
  29. 527
  30. 476
  31. 139
  32. 315
  33. 504
  34. 465
  35. 405
  36. 1176
  37. 306
  38. 1027
  39. 105
  40. 603

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