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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 629 · 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. 1.664 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.295 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.580 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.500 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.450 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.320 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.175 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.760 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.570 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.580 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.170 increased by 30% =
  12. 12.100 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.800 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.275 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.132 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.580 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.464 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.175 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.375 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.624 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.40 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.600 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.455 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.180 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.400 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.700 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.140 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.442 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.240 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.680 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.130 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.416 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.50 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.220 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.600 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.420 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.600 decreased by 5% =
  39. 39.300 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.700 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 498
  2. 177
  3. 783
  4. 575
  5. 405
  6. 208
  7. 161
  8. 950
  9. 798
  10. 377
  11. 221
  12. 108
  13. 864
  14. 330
  15. 165
  16. 609
  17. 812
  18. 161
  19. 405
  20. 468
  21. 54
  22. 540
  23. 546
  24. 162
  25. 448
  26. 665
  27. 154
  28. 221
  29. 324
  30. 782
  31. 260
  32. 156
  33. 520
  34. 44
  35. 297
  36. 390
  37. 504
  38. 570
  39. 150
  40. 735

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