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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 640 · 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. 1.535 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.525 increased by 20% =
  3. 3.590 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.544 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.740 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.430 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.380 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.725 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.75 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.130 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.380 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.100 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.100 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.380 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.720 increased by 60% =
  16. 16.740 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.690 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.208 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.240 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.220 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.625 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.185 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.456 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.75 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.120 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.520 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.338 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.640 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.125 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.50 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.325 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.156 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.75 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.260 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.160 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.440 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.535 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.490 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.60 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.426 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 321
  2. 630
  3. 944
  4. 680
  5. 703
  6. 688
  7. 323
  8. 783
  9. 69
  10. 169
  11. 437
  12. 112
  13. 88
  14. 361
  15. 1152
  16. 777
  17. 759
  18. 364
  19. 168
  20. 253
  21. 700
  22. 259
  23. 114
  24. 69
  25. 102
  26. 468
  27. 169
  28. 256
  29. 110
  30. 44
  31. 351
  32. 39
  33. 84
  34. 299
  35. 184
  36. 572
  37. 321
  38. 686
  39. 51
  40. 639

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