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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 435 · 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. 1.188 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.440 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.270 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.760 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.356 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.344 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.630 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.200 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.150 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.394 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.415 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.700 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.225 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.200 decreased by 12% =
  15. 15.425 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.416 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.660 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.296 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.580 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.110 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.460 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.40 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.280 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.390 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.370 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.340 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.260 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.535 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.480 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.380 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.555 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.615 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.152 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.225 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.320 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.475 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.665 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.300 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.284 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.280 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 141
  2. 110
  3. 135
  4. 684
  5. 267
  6. 86
  7. 567
  8. 80
  9. 132
  10. 591
  11. 581
  12. 280
  13. 90
  14. 176
  15. 374
  16. 520
  17. 462
  18. 518
  19. 609
  20. 121
  21. 529
  22. 42
  23. 336
  24. 273
  25. 481
  26. 306
  27. 351
  28. 321
  29. 648
  30. 494
  31. 444
  32. 369
  33. 228
  34. 252
  35. 272
  36. 532
  37. 931
  38. 264
  39. 213
  40. 378

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