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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 377 · 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. 1.352 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.590 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.460 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.628 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.482 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.572 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.398 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.580 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.60 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.540 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.60 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.380 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.540 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.660 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.628 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.360 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.140 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.650 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.210 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.595 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.340 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.385 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.240 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.510 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.244 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.680 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.750 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.260 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.205 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.150 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.208 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.220 decreased by 5% =
  34. 34.140 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.140 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.220 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.220 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.90 decreased by 40% =
  39. 39.780 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.152 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 88
  2. 767
  3. 621
  4. 157
  5. 723
  6. 429
  7. 597
  8. 783
  9. 51
  10. 351
  11. 57
  12. 513
  13. 729
  14. 759
  15. 785
  16. 378
  17. 133
  18. 572
  19. 168
  20. 238
  21. 425
  22. 462
  23. 540
  24. 216
  25. 408
  26. 122
  27. 782
  28. 660
  29. 351
  30. 164
  31. 195
  32. 260
  33. 209
  34. 133
  35. 189
  36. 242
  37. 88
  38. 54
  39. 585
  40. 38

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