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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 632 · 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. 1.495 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.196 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.340 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.604 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.610 increased by 60% =
  6. 6.150 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.280 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.480 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.780 increased by 10% =
  10. 10.240 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.40 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.140 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.160 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.420 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.250 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.750 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.730 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.324 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.800 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.500 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.780 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.405 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.790 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.735 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.720 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.440 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.380 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.675 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.175 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.200 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.340 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.175 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.390 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.160 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.125 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.285 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.585 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.164 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.225 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.100 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 297
  2. 98
  3. 221
  4. 906
  5. 976
  6. 135
  7. 322
  8. 312
  9. 858
  10. 264
  11. 32
  12. 224
  13. 40
  14. 105
  15. 225
  16. 975
  17. 511
  18. 567
  19. 400
  20. 325
  21. 1365
  22. 567
  23. 1264
  24. 441
  25. 468
  26. 462
  27. 475
  28. 594
  29. 196
  30. 224
  31. 442
  32. 280
  33. 507
  34. 176
  35. 100
  36. 228
  37. 936
  38. 41
  39. 180
  40. 135

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