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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 51 · 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. 1.350 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.100 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.496 decreased by 25% =
  4. 4.380 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.500 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.580 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.300 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.360 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.220 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.760 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.800 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.150 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.688 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.310 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.760 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.416 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.375 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.694 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.176 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.150 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.730 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.765 decreased by 40% =
  23. 23.660 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.790 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.164 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.560 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.160 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.284 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.505 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.720 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.530 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.270 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.140 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.100 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.250 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.344 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.310 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.700 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.50 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.604 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 322
  2. 175
  3. 372
  4. 323
  5. 475
  6. 667
  7. 240
  8. 396
  9. 209
  10. 532
  11. 760
  12. 135
  13. 516
  14. 217
  15. 304
  16. 728
  17. 345
  18. 347
  19. 308
  20. 168
  21. 949
  22. 459
  23. 594
  24. 1264
  25. 287
  26. 672
  27. 104
  28. 355
  29. 606
  30. 972
  31. 848
  32. 135
  33. 147
  34. 105
  35. 175
  36. 86
  37. 341
  38. 945
  39. 56
  40. 151

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