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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 449 · 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. 1.650 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.684 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.130 increased by 10% =
  4. 4.100 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.510 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.88 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.725 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.648 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.110 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.780 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.160 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.335 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.150 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.560 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.420 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.750 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.648 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.260 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.300 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.252 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.790 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.420 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.98 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.760 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.75 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.740 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.80 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.220 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.158 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.362 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.270 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.220 increased by 30% =
  33. 33.448 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.515 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.550 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.295 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.480 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.736 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.55 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 325
  2. 513
  3. 143
  4. 92
  5. 663
  6. 154
  7. 638
  8. 324
  9. 88
  10. 663
  11. 104
  12. 402
  13. 132
  14. 504
  15. 672
  16. 690
  17. 810
  18. 338
  19. 345
  20. 378
  21. 1264
  22. 399
  23. 147
  24. 646
  25. 84
  26. 370
  27. 108
  28. 297
  29. 237
  30. 543
  31. 216
  32. 286
  33. 560
  34. 206
  35. 616
  36. 118
  37. 192
  38. 286
  39. 920
  40. 33

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