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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 719 · 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. 1.460 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.245 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.150 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.752 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.340 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.290 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.80 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.150 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.115 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.230 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.85 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.570 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.598 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.592 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.580 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.700 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.246 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.765 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.300 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.544 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.430 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.244 increased by 25% =
  23. 23.520 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.750 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.330 decreased by 60% =
  26. 26.480 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.75 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.610 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.492 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.100 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.80 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.172 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.450 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 5% =
  35. 35.168 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.320 decreased by 20% =
  37. 37.730 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.500 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.535 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.530 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 184
  2. 147
  3. 162
  4. 188
  5. 272
  6. 232
  7. 84
  8. 240
  9. 46
  10. 207
  11. 136
  12. 456
  13. 897
  14. 444
  15. 667
  16. 665
  17. 369
  18. 1071
  19. 315
  20. 136
  21. 258
  22. 305
  23. 338
  24. 660
  25. 132
  26. 120
  27. 69
  28. 915
  29. 369
  30. 105
  31. 20
  32. 301
  33. 720
  34. 210
  35. 42
  36. 256
  37. 511
  38. 550
  39. 642
  40. 583

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