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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 681 · 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. 1.416 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.556 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.612 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.790 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.636 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.330 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.120 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.690 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.44 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.96 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.365 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.656 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.500 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.280 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.60 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.425 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.740 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.520 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.630 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.235 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.210 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.298 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.540 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.80 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.770 decreased by 10% =
  26. 26.675 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.172 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.740 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.50 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.525 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.150 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.160 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.628 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.800 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.40 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.160 decreased by 35% =
  37. 37.410 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.775 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.380 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.60 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 104
  2. 417
  3. 1071
  4. 1027
  5. 477
  6. 363
  7. 138
  8. 345
  9. 11
  10. 72
  11. 219
  12. 984
  13. 560
  14. 266
  15. 90
  16. 459
  17. 925
  18. 494
  19. 693
  20. 329
  21. 126
  22. 447
  23. 648
  24. 72
  25. 693
  26. 729
  27. 86
  28. 851
  29. 54
  30. 735
  31. 60
  32. 136
  33. 1099
  34. 720
  35. 34
  36. 104
  37. 533
  38. 837
  39. 266
  40. 69

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