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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 669 · 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. 1.780 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.44 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.75 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.355 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.512 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.680 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.230 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.210 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.700 increased by 12% =
  10. 10.220 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.530 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.440 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.460 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.432 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.520 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.175 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.320 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.54 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.620 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.125 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.520 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.345 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.360 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.775 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.456 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.256 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.460 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.40 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.80 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.375 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.385 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.275 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.335 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.400 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.75 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.48 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.45 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.220 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.600 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.784 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 663
  2. 33
  3. 45
  4. 568
  5. 768
  6. 612
  7. 184
  8. 84
  9. 784
  10. 165
  11. 583
  12. 594
  13. 621
  14. 324
  15. 312
  16. 189
  17. 400
  18. 27
  19. 527
  20. 110
  21. 832
  22. 552
  23. 486
  24. 868
  25. 114
  26. 128
  27. 529
  28. 34
  29. 108
  30. 225
  31. 462
  32. 297
  33. 268
  34. 340
  35. 84
  36. 12
  37. 63
  38. 231
  39. 648
  40. 1372

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