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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 641 · 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. 1.796 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.780 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.262 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.600 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.75 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.140 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.395 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.48 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.464 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.528 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.400 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.570 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.640 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.640 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.572 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.200 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.240 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.340 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.630 decreased by 30% =
  20. 20.525 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.160 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.756 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.100 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.40 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.675 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.750 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.168 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.680 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.660 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.40 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.785 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.475 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.720 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.800 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.125 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.225 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.536 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.200 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.400 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.140 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 199
  2. 702
  3. 393
  4. 648
  5. 69
  6. 91
  7. 474
  8. 12
  9. 348
  10. 660
  11. 420
  12. 513
  13. 672
  14. 384
  15. 429
  16. 100
  17. 276
  18. 289
  19. 441
  20. 483
  21. 184
  22. 378
  23. 108
  24. 64
  25. 756
  26. 660
  27. 252
  28. 714
  29. 858
  30. 46
  31. 314
  32. 532
  33. 792
  34. 1080
  35. 150
  36. 207
  37. 268
  38. 184
  39. 480
  40. 196

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