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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 714 · 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. 1.584 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.450 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.496 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.755 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.500 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.324 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.214 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.665 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.700 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.440 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.320 increased by 35% =
  12. 12.80 decreased by 75% =
  13. 13.440 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.305 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.575 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.120 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.60 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.520 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.700 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.680 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.480 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.180 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.88 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.40 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.350 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.760 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.400 decreased by 12% =
  28. 28.705 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.140 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.720 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.350 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.196 increased by 25% =
  33. 33.260 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.130 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.352 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.680 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.445 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.750 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.640 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.700 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 146
  2. 396
  3. 248
  4. 453
  5. 450
  6. 567
  7. 107
  8. 798
  9. 735
  10. 110
  11. 432
  12. 20
  13. 572
  14. 427
  15. 644
  16. 150
  17. 15
  18. 832
  19. 630
  20. 544
  21. 504
  22. 189
  23. 44
  24. 42
  25. 490
  26. 988
  27. 352
  28. 987
  29. 70
  30. 1008
  31. 308
  32. 245
  33. 221
  34. 143
  35. 528
  36. 748
  37. 534
  38. 690
  39. 384
  40. 756

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