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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 586 · 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. 1.648 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.780 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.430 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.680 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.404 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.610 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.800 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.240 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.650 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.296 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.368 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.800 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.220 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.440 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.700 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.310 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.115 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.340 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.40 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.600 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.180 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.780 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.320 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.630 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.120 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.325 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.495 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.750 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.40 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.280 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.60 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.510 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.190 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.120 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.496 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.575 increased by 8% =
  37. 37.192 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.700 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.590 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.130 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 162
  2. 975
  3. 559
  4. 952
  5. 505
  6. 427
  7. 736
  8. 276
  9. 260
  10. 148
  11. 552
  12. 1040
  13. 264
  14. 660
  15. 1120
  16. 248
  17. 161
  18. 306
  19. 46
  20. 648
  21. 207
  22. 546
  23. 272
  24. 252
  25. 156
  26. 130
  27. 693
  28. 690
  29. 46
  30. 182
  31. 66
  32. 714
  33. 209
  34. 84
  35. 248
  36. 621
  37. 240
  38. 784
  39. 708
  40. 169

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