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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 48 · 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. 1.728 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.588 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.600 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.400 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.44 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.380 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.150 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.330 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.652 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.232 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.708 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.575 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.700 decreased by 35% =
  14. 14.725 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.762 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.575 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.540 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.290 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.190 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.760 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.580 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.124 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.582 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.380 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.260 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.75 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.775 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.545 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.168 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.350 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.620 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.775 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.660 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.744 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.260 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.200 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.650 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.240 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.290 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.275 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 182
  2. 147
  3. 690
  4. 540
  5. 55
  6. 513
  7. 240
  8. 429
  9. 815
  10. 58
  11. 1062
  12. 621
  13. 455
  14. 812
  15. 381
  16. 621
  17. 567
  18. 261
  19. 228
  20. 646
  21. 754
  22. 217
  23. 291
  24. 247
  25. 338
  26. 66
  27. 837
  28. 218
  29. 126
  30. 245
  31. 155
  32. 868
  33. 693
  34. 1116
  35. 247
  36. 170
  37. 715
  38. 264
  39. 261
  40. 385

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