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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 541 · 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. 1.104 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.348 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.115 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.295 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.520 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.670 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.400 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.780 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.175 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.688 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.560 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.250 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.696 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.220 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.225 decreased by 8% =
  16. 16.100 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.600 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.525 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.100 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.660 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.750 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.240 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.480 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.385 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.390 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.152 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.520 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.560 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.735 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.666 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.750 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.270 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.160 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.308 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.660 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.604 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.385 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.512 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.50 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.60 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 26
  2. 609
  3. 69
  4. 472
  5. 494
  6. 1072
  7. 280
  8. 1053
  9. 161
  10. 860
  11. 476
  12. 270
  13. 522
  14. 187
  15. 207
  16. 125
  17. 672
  18. 735
  19. 135
  20. 528
  21. 1050
  22. 252
  23. 336
  24. 154
  25. 312
  26. 266
  27. 494
  28. 616
  29. 882
  30. 333
  31. 660
  32. 243
  33. 96
  34. 385
  35. 429
  36. 755
  37. 616
  38. 640
  39. 45
  40. 42

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