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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 783 · 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. 1.396 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.210 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.80 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.296 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.516 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.408 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.502 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.140 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.604 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.384 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.350 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.140 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.50 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.108 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.160 increased by 15% =
  16. 16.710 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.630 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.735 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.750 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.530 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.520 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.50 decreased by 10% =
  23. 23.50 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.40 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.740 increased by 50% =
  26. 26.380 increased by 35% =
  27. 27.640 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.360 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.300 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.50 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.260 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.160 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.275 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.215 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.208 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.300 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.200 increased by 50% =
  38. 38.440 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.580 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.520 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 297
  2. 189
  3. 72
  4. 518
  5. 774
  6. 714
  7. 251
  8. 154
  9. 906
  10. 576
  11. 378
  12. 84
  13. 56
  14. 54
  15. 184
  16. 852
  17. 441
  18. 1029
  19. 375
  20. 848
  21. 208
  22. 45
  23. 54
  24. 26
  25. 1110
  26. 513
  27. 544
  28. 414
  29. 210
  30. 44
  31. 299
  32. 168
  33. 308
  34. 301
  35. 260
  36. 264
  37. 300
  38. 594
  39. 435
  40. 130

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