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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 616 · 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. 1.40 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.150 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.150 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.580 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.685 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.288 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.660 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.75 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.55 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.420 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.710 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.250 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.680 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.460 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.40 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.380 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.560 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.345 decreased by 40% =
  19. 19.420 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.100 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.765 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.424 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.136 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.230 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.605 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.280 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.105 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.460 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.90 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.225 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.490 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.575 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.110 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.740 decreased by 35% =
  35. 35.700 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.150 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.280 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.760 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.720 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.125 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 90
  3. 138
  4. 493
  5. 1096
  6. 72
  7. 462
  8. 69
  9. 22
  10. 399
  11. 426
  12. 220
  13. 782
  14. 621
  15. 26
  16. 323
  17. 784
  18. 207
  19. 441
  20. 120
  21. 1071
  22. 742
  23. 204
  24. 253
  25. 363
  26. 322
  27. 63
  28. 552
  29. 108
  30. 243
  31. 343
  32. 644
  33. 132
  34. 481
  35. 630
  36. 132
  37. 322
  38. 684
  39. 576
  40. 50

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