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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 37 · 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. 1.560 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.192 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.525 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.80 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.180 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.320 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.668 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.608 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.205 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.370 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.625 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.500 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.510 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.168 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.52 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.160 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.575 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.250 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.260 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.85 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.84 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.660 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.125 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.360 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.760 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.730 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.725 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.112 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.125 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.650 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.560 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.650 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.150 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.130 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.680 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.196 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.100 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.150 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.704 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.90 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 364
  2. 48
  3. 462
  4. 52
  5. 126
  6. 224
  7. 334
  8. 912
  9. 164
  10. 444
  11. 550
  12. 800
  13. 357
  14. 84
  15. 13
  16. 168
  17. 805
  18. 175
  19. 208
  20. 119
  21. 126
  22. 858
  23. 115
  24. 234
  25. 874
  26. 584
  27. 812
  28. 140
  29. 135
  30. 325
  31. 616
  32. 572
  33. 165
  34. 169
  35. 850
  36. 343
  37. 112
  38. 162
  39. 352
  40. 81

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