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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 357 · 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. 1.260 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.508 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.315 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.750 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.320 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.480 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.60 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.220 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.340 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.700 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.284 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.540 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.514 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.344 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.710 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.62 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.700 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.184 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.500 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.574 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.380 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.515 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.580 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.175 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.522 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.240 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.225 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.540 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.180 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.450 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.440 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.700 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.360 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.600 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.175 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.215 decreased by 40% =
  37. 37.280 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.380 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.140 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.200 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 104
  2. 889
  3. 441
  4. 690
  5. 336
  6. 456
  7. 36
  8. 143
  9. 238
  10. 805
  11. 355
  12. 567
  13. 771
  14. 430
  15. 426
  16. 31
  17. 630
  18. 230
  19. 425
  20. 861
  21. 152
  22. 618
  23. 754
  24. 189
  25. 261
  26. 360
  27. 252
  28. 567
  29. 162
  30. 720
  31. 572
  32. 455
  33. 90
  34. 630
  35. 189
  36. 129
  37. 238
  38. 323
  39. 161
  40. 184

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