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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 38 · 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. 1.580 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.290 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.100 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.532 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.120 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.780 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.155 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.514 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.220 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.400 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.780 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.585 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.680 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.580 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.490 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.245 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.228 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.50 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.215 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.190 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.175 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.800 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.145 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.700 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.375 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.140 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.475 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.150 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.165 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.332 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.340 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.120 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.120 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.95 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.600 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.520 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.420 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.704 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.116 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 435
  2. 203
  3. 90
  4. 133
  5. 30
  6. 897
  7. 124
  8. 771
  9. 143
  10. 380
  11. 819
  12. 468
  13. 442
  14. 464
  15. 588
  16. 343
  17. 57
  18. 35
  19. 172
  20. 247
  21. 154
  22. 760
  23. 232
  24. 770
  25. 300
  26. 91
  27. 532
  28. 105
  29. 264
  30. 581
  31. 289
  32. 102
  33. 138
  34. 76
  35. 540
  36. 364
  37. 297
  38. 357
  39. 352
  40. 203

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