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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 446 · 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. 1.362 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.112 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.752 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.360 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.220 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.450 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.260 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.325 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.385 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.790 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.175 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.210 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.145 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.595 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.45 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.720 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.64 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.700 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.312 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.50 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.600 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.470 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.240 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.630 decreased by 20% =
  25. 25.550 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.780 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.180 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.300 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.60 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.290 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.130 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.156 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.180 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.290 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.500 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.480 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.240 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.40 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.525 decreased by 12% =
  40. 40.165 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 181
  2. 84
  3. 1316
  4. 324
  5. 308
  6. 270
  7. 299
  8. 364
  9. 539
  10. 869
  11. 154
  12. 147
  13. 58
  14. 476
  15. 36
  16. 288
  17. 80
  18. 595
  19. 78
  20. 56
  21. 810
  22. 564
  23. 312
  24. 504
  25. 506
  26. 858
  27. 144
  28. 315
  29. 51
  30. 377
  31. 208
  32. 39
  33. 126
  34. 232
  35. 475
  36. 456
  37. 252
  38. 64
  39. 462
  40. 231

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