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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 607 · 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. 1.116 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.770 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.800 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.780 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.480 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.460 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.656 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.280 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.300 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.325 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.490 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.375 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.575 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.325 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.440 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.615 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.400 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.575 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.675 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.220 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.700 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.204 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.370 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.664 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.450 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.176 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.600 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.40 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.720 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.715 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.608 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.420 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.725 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.408 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.160 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.200 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.420 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.260 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.572 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 58
  2. 539
  3. 896
  4. 1053
  5. 408
  6. 437
  7. 820
  8. 378
  9. 264
  10. 364
  11. 735
  12. 900
  13. 150
  14. 621
  15. 351
  16. 374
  17. 738
  18. 460
  19. 460
  20. 729
  21. 231
  22. 644
  23. 153
  24. 518
  25. 830
  26. 495
  27. 220
  28. 780
  29. 34
  30. 468
  31. 286
  32. 304
  33. 567
  34. 783
  35. 306
  36. 256
  37. 216
  38. 168
  39. 338
  40. 143

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