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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 769 · 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. 1.454 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.660 decreased by 75% =
  3. 3.180 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.136 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.120 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.228 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.565 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.225 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.125 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.100 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.760 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.785 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.290 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.250 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.52 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.60 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.250 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.550 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.345 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.420 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.150 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.460 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.120 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.635 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.100 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.160 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.80 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.496 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.425 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.360 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.232 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.160 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.220 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.530 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.300 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.140 decreased by 5% =
  37. 37.575 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.340 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.636 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.252 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 227
  2. 165
  3. 153
  4. 102
  5. 162
  6. 57
  7. 678
  8. 243
  9. 135
  10. 130
  11. 646
  12. 1256
  13. 464
  14. 200
  15. 65
  16. 51
  17. 100
  18. 484
  19. 483
  20. 105
  21. 138
  22. 621
  23. 108
  24. 889
  25. 85
  26. 208
  27. 32
  28. 868
  29. 459
  30. 306
  31. 174
  32. 280
  33. 297
  34. 742
  35. 324
  36. 133
  37. 690
  38. 306
  39. 1113
  40. 315

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