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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 543 · 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. 1.56 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.150 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.430 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.170 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.110 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.760 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.40 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.425 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.216 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.492 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.465 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.300 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.240 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.520 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.590 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.450 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.325 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.180 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.360 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.515 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.348 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.560 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.235 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.545 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.448 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.280 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.492 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.700 increased by 12% =
  29. 29.720 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.745 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.565 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.410 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.150 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.40 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.140 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.500 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.708 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.226 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.275 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.150 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 138
  3. 559
  4. 119
  5. 165
  6. 646
  7. 32
  8. 595
  9. 324
  10. 123
  11. 279
  12. 264
  13. 252
  14. 442
  15. 413
  16. 270
  17. 286
  18. 171
  19. 576
  20. 618
  21. 609
  22. 532
  23. 188
  24. 218
  25. 336
  26. 70
  27. 861
  28. 784
  29. 1152
  30. 596
  31. 904
  32. 451
  33. 165
  34. 44
  35. 91
  36. 540
  37. 885
  38. 339
  39. 308
  40. 210

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