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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 481 · 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. 1.40 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.524 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.725 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.220 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.580 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.80 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.540 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.660 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.580 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.175 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.425 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.320 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.640 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.515 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.280 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.40 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.400 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.265 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.140 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.370 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.465 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.340 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.492 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.185 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.435 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.180 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.60 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.400 decreased by 35% =
  29. 29.690 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.790 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.40 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.430 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.170 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.760 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.195 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.252 decreased by 50% =
  37. 37.90 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.452 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.680 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.750 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 393
  3. 1160
  4. 231
  5. 783
  6. 76
  7. 567
  8. 891
  9. 377
  10. 154
  11. 374
  12. 240
  13. 1024
  14. 206
  15. 350
  16. 34
  17. 352
  18. 159
  19. 224
  20. 296
  21. 186
  22. 289
  23. 615
  24. 222
  25. 609
  26. 153
  27. 24
  28. 260
  29. 897
  30. 711
  31. 54
  32. 387
  33. 153
  34. 570
  35. 312
  36. 126
  37. 72
  38. 791
  39. 646
  40. 840

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