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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 771 · 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. 1.392 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.728 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.395 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.700 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.50 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.380 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.236 increased by 50% =
  8. 8.350 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.512 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.340 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.756 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.706 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.735 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.380 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.715 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.200 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.148 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.400 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.640 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.48 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.250 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.670 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.300 increased by 30% =
  24. 24.334 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.260 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.605 decreased by 60% =
  27. 27.592 increased by 25% =
  28. 28.284 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.520 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.130 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.80 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.715 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.660 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.680 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.720 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.470 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.600 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.785 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.580 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.765 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 294
  2. 1274
  3. 474
  4. 455
  5. 65
  6. 361
  7. 354
  8. 315
  9. 128
  10. 425
  11. 378
  12. 1059
  13. 1176
  14. 247
  15. 1001
  16. 130
  17. 74
  18. 300
  19. 544
  20. 24
  21. 175
  22. 603
  23. 390
  24. 167
  25. 182
  26. 242
  27. 740
  28. 71
  29. 468
  30. 117
  31. 92
  32. 1144
  33. 594
  34. 476
  35. 828
  36. 517
  37. 690
  38. 314
  39. 667
  40. 612

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