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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 475 · 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. 1.450 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.225 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.775 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.548 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.588 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.220 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.200 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.344 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.96 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.320 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.125 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.300 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.416 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.600 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.420 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.128 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.685 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.500 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.520 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.152 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.780 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.690 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.260 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.420 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.416 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.760 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.220 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.320 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.50 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.760 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.595 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.44 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.732 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.620 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.400 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.150 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.40 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.264 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.770 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.410 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 270
  2. 243
  3. 837
  4. 137
  5. 882
  6. 176
  7. 170
  8. 430
  9. 72
  10. 368
  11. 135
  12. 336
  13. 624
  14. 552
  15. 483
  16. 224
  17. 548
  18. 460
  19. 572
  20. 190
  21. 975
  22. 759
  23. 247
  24. 546
  25. 520
  26. 874
  27. 253
  28. 336
  29. 56
  30. 646
  31. 357
  32. 55
  33. 1281
  34. 775
  35. 460
  36. 132
  37. 44
  38. 132
  39. 1001
  40. 656

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