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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 624 · 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. 1.170 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.446 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.455 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.630 increased by 20% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.675 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.645 increased by 40% =
  8. 8.748 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.440 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.700 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.684 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.140 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.680 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.540 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.180 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.680 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.220 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.224 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.75 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.665 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.644 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.588 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.340 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.450 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.200 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.200 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.180 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.630 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.360 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.450 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.148 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.450 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.484 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.300 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.280 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.80 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.60 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.140 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.50 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.310 decreased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 85
  2. 223
  3. 182
  4. 756
  5. 420
  6. 594
  7. 903
  8. 374
  9. 572
  10. 644
  11. 513
  12. 91
  13. 884
  14. 621
  15. 207
  16. 442
  17. 242
  18. 392
  19. 69
  20. 1064
  21. 161
  22. 1029
  23. 306
  24. 396
  25. 130
  26. 176
  27. 198
  28. 882
  29. 306
  30. 396
  31. 259
  32. 504
  33. 605
  34. 525
  35. 182
  36. 92
  37. 54
  38. 154
  39. 40
  40. 279

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