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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 500 · 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. 1.232 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.768 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.460 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.488 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.190 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.664 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.110 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.435 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.280 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.120 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.280 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.50 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.400 increased by 25% =
  14. 14.364 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.205 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.530 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.760 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.40 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.405 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.680 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.760 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.280 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.550 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.585 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.575 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.680 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.250 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.465 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.516 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.455 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.700 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.320 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.284 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.600 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.245 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.240 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.250 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.450 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.730 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.212 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 58
  2. 960
  3. 644
  4. 366
  5. 152
  6. 332
  7. 132
  8. 522
  9. 294
  10. 126
  11. 266
  12. 56
  13. 500
  14. 91
  15. 164
  16. 318
  17. 646
  18. 42
  19. 567
  20. 340
  21. 722
  22. 308
  23. 770
  24. 819
  25. 529
  26. 544
  27. 225
  28. 651
  29. 645
  30. 546
  31. 644
  32. 400
  33. 142
  34. 390
  35. 294
  36. 384
  37. 270
  38. 405
  39. 803
  40. 53

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