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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 749 · 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. 1.212 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.116 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.50 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.660 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.674 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.320 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.670 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.300 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.380 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.330 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.90 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.535 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.380 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.116 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.332 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.540 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.366 increased by 50% =
  18. 18.300 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.180 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.350 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.380 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.495 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.345 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.495 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.675 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.180 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.324 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.800 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.310 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.710 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.196 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.75 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.475 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.96 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.456 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.784 increased by 25% =
  37. 37.300 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.565 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.632 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.600 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 159
  2. 29
  3. 45
  4. 759
  5. 1011
  6. 432
  7. 335
  8. 336
  9. 361
  10. 396
  11. 99
  12. 428
  13. 494
  14. 58
  15. 415
  16. 729
  17. 549
  18. 255
  19. 189
  20. 308
  21. 437
  22. 792
  23. 414
  24. 594
  25. 756
  26. 117
  27. 243
  28. 840
  29. 403
  30. 284
  31. 343
  32. 84
  33. 190
  34. 168
  35. 570
  36. 980
  37. 405
  38. 226
  39. 948
  40. 552

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