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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 650 · 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. 1.142 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.424 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.128 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.760 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.105 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.740 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.240 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.140 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.340 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.400 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.440 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.650 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.200 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.440 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.305 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.552 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.225 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.225 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.455 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.160 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.260 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.180 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.420 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.196 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.85 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.584 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.420 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.520 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.720 increased by 5% =
  30. 30.620 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.616 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.176 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.792 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.120 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.384 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.375 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.150 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.94 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.500 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.725 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 71
  2. 318
  3. 224
  4. 874
  5. 126
  6. 1295
  7. 288
  8. 161
  9. 357
  10. 540
  11. 462
  12. 702
  13. 260
  14. 462
  15. 366
  16. 138
  17. 198
  18. 207
  19. 364
  20. 168
  21. 273
  22. 117
  23. 378
  24. 343
  25. 102
  26. 876
  27. 567
  28. 728
  29. 756
  30. 651
  31. 1078
  32. 132
  33. 1386
  34. 96
  35. 96
  36. 300
  37. 132
  38. 47
  39. 560
  40. 435

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