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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 36 · 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. 1.540 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.725 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.240 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.500 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.760 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.620 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.492 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.205 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.560 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.624 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.380 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.215 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.600 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.240 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.165 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.270 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.800 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.520 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.440 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.200 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.272 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.410 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.220 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.420 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.772 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.290 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.788 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.560 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.350 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.680 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.615 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.460 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.475 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.300 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.785 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.100 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.84 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.340 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.112 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.445 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 351
  2. 667
  3. 192
  4. 460
  5. 684
  6. 527
  7. 123
  8. 82
  9. 364
  10. 780
  11. 323
  12. 86
  13. 810
  14. 204
  15. 66
  16. 189
  17. 520
  18. 650
  19. 594
  20. 120
  21. 408
  22. 287
  23. 143
  24. 357
  25. 579
  26. 319
  27. 1379
  28. 504
  29. 322
  30. 782
  31. 492
  32. 598
  33. 532
  34. 405
  35. 1099
  36. 105
  37. 42
  38. 391
  39. 84
  40. 623

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