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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 563 · 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. 1.455 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.240 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.700 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.515 decreased by 60% =
  5. 5.500 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.280 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.195 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.220 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.612 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.484 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.500 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.305 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.235 decreased by 40% =
  14. 14.220 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.70 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.720 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.555 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.75 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.760 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.240 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.780 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.204 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.740 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.480 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.312 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.550 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.540 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.145 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.125 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.790 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.590 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.75 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.156 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.720 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.115 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.55 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.540 increased by 5% =
  38. 38.675 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.615 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.276 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 182
  2. 228
  3. 805
  4. 206
  5. 450
  6. 182
  7. 273
  8. 330
  9. 459
  10. 726
  11. 460
  12. 366
  13. 141
  14. 55
  15. 77
  16. 576
  17. 333
  18. 30
  19. 836
  20. 264
  21. 546
  22. 51
  23. 629
  24. 504
  25. 156
  26. 616
  27. 621
  28. 116
  29. 140
  30. 1106
  31. 354
  32. 66
  33. 117
  34. 792
  35. 46
  36. 44
  37. 567
  38. 756
  39. 984
  40. 69

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