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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 566 · 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. 1.612 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.700 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.676 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.600 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.500 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.780 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.480 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.380 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.300 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.420 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.475 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.450 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.500 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.220 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.240 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.100 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.90 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.640 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.440 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.500 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.138 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.520 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.80 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.700 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.690 decreased by 30% =
  27. 27.245 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.242 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.636 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.690 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.590 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.784 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.600 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.480 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.610 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.145 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.125 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.550 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.800 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 459
  2. 756
  3. 338
  4. 672
  5. 650
  6. 897
  7. 624
  8. 399
  9. 390
  10. 357
  11. 532
  12. 648
  13. 495
  14. 575
  15. 264
  16. 204
  17. 140
  18. 63
  19. 736
  20. 506
  21. 575
  22. 69
  23. 442
  24. 100
  25. 784
  26. 483
  27. 147
  28. 363
  29. 477
  30. 621
  31. 216
  32. 531
  33. 1372
  34. 552
  35. 552
  36. 793
  37. 116
  38. 110
  39. 594
  40. 1400

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