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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 591 · 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. 1.50 decreased by 10% =
  2. 2.660 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.540 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.526 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.530 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.800 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.312 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.440 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.260 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.455 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.236 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.112 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.136 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.110 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.725 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.780 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.600 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.216 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.455 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.476 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.760 decreased by 15% =
  22. 22.148 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.210 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.180 decreased by 5% =
  25. 25.348 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.580 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.408 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.316 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.70 decreased by 20% =
  30. 30.230 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.400 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.60 decreased by 30% =
  33. 33.360 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.670 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.112 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.690 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.600 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.140 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.720 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.220 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. 1056
  3. 675
  4. 789
  5. 689
  6. 920
  7. 546
  8. 418
  9. 351
  10. 182
  11. 59
  12. 84
  13. 68
  14. 77
  15. 638
  16. 1014
  17. 630
  18. 54
  19. 728
  20. 357
  21. 646
  22. 185
  23. 231
  24. 171
  25. 261
  26. 667
  27. 714
  28. 395
  29. 56
  30. 138
  31. 460
  32. 42
  33. 486
  34. 871
  35. 84
  36. 621
  37. 570
  38. 91
  39. 756
  40. 330

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