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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 724 · 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. 1.208 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.305 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.320 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.755 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.134 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.168 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.408 increased by 75% =
  8. 8.600 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.476 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.538 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.740 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.100 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.380 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.270 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.210 decreased by 50% =
  16. 16.780 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.800 increased by 35% =
  18. 18.70 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.540 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.515 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.72 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.420 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.380 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.520 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.800 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.545 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.275 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.200 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.365 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.688 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.290 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.524 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.230 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.60 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.300 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.260 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.794 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.550 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.604 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.132 decreased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 156
  2. 488
  3. 208
  4. 604
  5. 201
  6. 42
  7. 714
  8. 648
  9. 119
  10. 807
  11. 481
  12. 108
  13. 437
  14. 297
  15. 105
  16. 819
  17. 1080
  18. 84
  19. 621
  20. 721
  21. 54
  22. 567
  23. 608
  24. 598
  25. 680
  26. 872
  27. 220
  28. 190
  29. 438
  30. 1204
  31. 203
  32. 917
  33. 161
  34. 81
  35. 270
  36. 351
  37. 1191
  38. 385
  39. 453
  40. 99

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