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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 437 · 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. 1.662 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.60 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.680 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.200 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.625 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.660 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.540 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.690 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.688 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.800 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.570 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.660 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.140 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.645 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.225 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.100 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.780 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.385 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.452 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.540 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.740 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.720 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.264 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.470 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.498 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.216 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.200 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.436 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.55 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.500 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.225 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.480 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.475 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.550 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.140 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.180 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.540 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.295 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.520 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.600 decreased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 331
  2. 84
  3. 578
  4. 270
  5. 700
  6. 693
  7. 810
  8. 1104
  9. 516
  10. 736
  11. 513
  12. 627
  13. 189
  14. 1032
  15. 360
  16. 120
  17. 741
  18. 154
  19. 113
  20. 459
  21. 185
  22. 972
  23. 66
  24. 282
  25. 747
  26. 270
  27. 230
  28. 327
  29. 22
  30. 475
  31. 243
  32. 504
  33. 437
  34. 616
  35. 84
  36. 72
  37. 675
  38. 472
  39. 442
  40. 570

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