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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 596 · 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. 1.786 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.275 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.310 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.268 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.460 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.300 decreased by 15% =
  7. 7.500 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.320 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.620 decreased by 10% =
  10. 10.425 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.250 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.200 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.290 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.215 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.710 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.340 increased by 15% =
  17. 17.340 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.250 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.310 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.735 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.50 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.140 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.148 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.150 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.110 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.750 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.475 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.480 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.224 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.224 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.440 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.240 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.206 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.420 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.700 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.110 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.200 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.205 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.364 decreased by 75% =
  40. 40.740 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 393
  2. 440
  3. 217
  4. 469
  5. 391
  6. 255
  7. 440
  8. 416
  9. 558
  10. 459
  11. 150
  12. 130
  13. 377
  14. 129
  15. 497
  16. 391
  17. 289
  18. 270
  19. 372
  20. 588
  21. 65
  22. 161
  23. 259
  24. 132
  25. 132
  26. 825
  27. 532
  28. 840
  29. 280
  30. 392
  31. 572
  32. 156
  33. 103
  34. 483
  35. 630
  36. 88
  37. 250
  38. 287
  39. 91
  40. 888

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