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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 578 · 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. 1.745 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.340 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.160 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.724 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.730 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.340 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.690 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.325 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.550 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.115 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.480 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.175 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.122 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.80 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.760 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.580 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.425 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.760 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.660 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.315 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.610 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.430 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.190 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.300 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.80 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.480 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.600 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.235 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.375 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.788 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.150 increased by 12% =
  32. 32.780 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.70 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.608 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.328 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.765 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.140 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.700 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.658 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.430 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 298
  2. 221
  3. 200
  4. 1086
  5. 292
  6. 357
  7. 276
  8. 351
  9. 506
  10. 92
  11. 456
  12. 196
  13. 183
  14. 128
  15. 1330
  16. 609
  17. 459
  18. 646
  19. 924
  20. 252
  21. 549
  22. 344
  23. 228
  24. 405
  25. 128
  26. 504
  27. 510
  28. 282
  29. 420
  30. 591
  31. 168
  32. 663
  33. 105
  34. 760
  35. 410
  36. 918
  37. 98
  38. 490
  39. 329
  40. 473

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