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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 419 · 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. 1.520 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.84 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.595 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.380 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.284 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.550 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.144 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.184 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.124 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.152 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.500 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.250 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.245 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.240 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.370 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.75 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.630 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.50 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.560 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.460 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.40 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.700 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.555 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.310 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.100 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.80 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.480 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.85 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.452 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.220 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.70 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.100 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.780 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.240 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.252 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.520 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.85 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.790 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.550 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.136 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 338
  2. 147
  3. 714
  4. 361
  5. 213
  6. 616
  7. 252
  8. 322
  9. 93
  10. 190
  11. 575
  12. 220
  13. 343
  14. 156
  15. 444
  16. 120
  17. 504
  18. 60
  19. 476
  20. 529
  21. 52
  22. 735
  23. 222
  24. 186
  25. 65
  26. 128
  27. 312
  28. 102
  29. 565
  30. 209
  31. 112
  32. 105
  33. 897
  34. 228
  35. 126
  36. 442
  37. 119
  38. 553
  39. 385
  40. 34

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