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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 744 · 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. 1.250 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.360 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.240 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.144 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.205 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.500 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.70 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.196 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.316 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.774 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.450 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.60 increased by 35% =
  13. 13.316 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.260 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.590 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.750 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.558 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.796 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.162 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.310 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.260 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.160 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.440 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.524 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.275 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.392 decreased by 25% =
  27. 27.725 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.144 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.240 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.150 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.430 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.600 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.776 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.75 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.144 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.150 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.124 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.75 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.700 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.390 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 125
  2. 414
  3. 156
  4. 180
  5. 82
  6. 440
  7. 56
  8. 343
  9. 395
  10. 1161
  11. 504
  12. 81
  13. 79
  14. 234
  15. 826
  16. 900
  17. 837
  18. 995
  19. 81
  20. 341
  21. 299
  22. 144
  23. 572
  24. 393
  25. 297
  26. 294
  27. 783
  28. 36
  29. 264
  30. 132
  31. 559
  32. 690
  33. 970
  34. 81
  35. 36
  36. 132
  37. 31
  38. 84
  39. 1120
  40. 507

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