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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 704 · 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. 1.745 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.200 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.644 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.196 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.150 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.60 increased by 5% =
  7. 7.600 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.140 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.684 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.700 increased by 40% =
  11. 11.660 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.408 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.200 decreased by 50% =
  14. 14.500 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.235 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.560 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.590 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.320 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.80 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.700 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.480 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.568 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.720 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.780 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.340 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.350 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.300 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.140 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.700 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.750 increased by 8% =
  31. 31.250 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.152 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.300 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.160 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.505 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.504 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.90 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.385 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.535 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.580 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 298
  2. 190
  3. 1127
  4. 245
  5. 168
  6. 63
  7. 528
  8. 133
  9. 171
  10. 980
  11. 1155
  12. 306
  13. 100
  14. 560
  15. 188
  16. 756
  17. 944
  18. 448
  19. 32
  20. 455
  21. 336
  22. 852
  23. 1152
  24. 1014
  25. 357
  26. 560
  27. 336
  28. 70
  29. 665
  30. 810
  31. 270
  32. 76
  33. 405
  34. 64
  35. 707
  36. 630
  37. 81
  38. 616
  39. 856
  40. 609

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