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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 688 · 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. 1.48 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.780 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.550 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.170 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.620 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.492 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.210 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.220 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.520 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.80 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.150 decreased by 40% =
  12. 12.660 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.160 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.338 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.300 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.780 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.556 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.635 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.60 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.490 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.520 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.404 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.245 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.760 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.220 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.240 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.270 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.475 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.732 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.770 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.375 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.575 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.100 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.280 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.60 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.66 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.545 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.112 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.540 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.230 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 585
  3. 495
  4. 221
  5. 527
  6. 615
  7. 273
  8. 297
  9. 598
  10. 72
  11. 90
  12. 693
  13. 184
  14. 169
  15. 405
  16. 936
  17. 834
  18. 508
  19. 39
  20. 294
  21. 780
  22. 707
  23. 392
  24. 912
  25. 253
  26. 324
  27. 324
  28. 437
  29. 183
  30. 693
  31. 330
  32. 529
  33. 65
  34. 294
  35. 96
  36. 99
  37. 872
  38. 196
  39. 567
  40. 92

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