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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 490 · 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. 1.652 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.175 increased by 12% =
  3. 3.380 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.705 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.480 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.528 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.280 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.475 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.175 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.700 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.425 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.45 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.728 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.480 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.740 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.700 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.775 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.320 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.475 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.500 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.740 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.420 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.130 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.582 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.320 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.520 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.140 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.675 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.775 decreased by 8% =
  30. 30.516 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.720 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.765 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.80 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.64 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.85 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.500 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.460 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.128 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.740 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.684 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 489
  2. 196
  3. 399
  4. 846
  5. 552
  6. 924
  7. 182
  8. 437
  9. 154
  10. 490
  11. 459
  12. 72
  13. 1274
  14. 624
  15. 851
  16. 455
  17. 682
  18. 400
  19. 190
  20. 540
  21. 1110
  22. 735
  23. 65
  24. 873
  25. 272
  26. 598
  27. 182
  28. 756
  29. 713
  30. 645
  31. 864
  32. 612
  33. 108
  34. 112
  35. 51
  36. 425
  37. 621
  38. 96
  39. 999
  40. 513

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