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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 796 · 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. 1.285 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.155 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.585 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.520 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.380 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.720 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.40 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.90 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.85 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.595 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.370 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.600 increased by 12% =
  13. 13.800 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.330 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.172 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.225 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.256 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.284 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.200 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.550 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.460 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.240 decreased by 30% =
  23. 23.500 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.258 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.440 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.600 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.500 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.305 increased by 60% =
  29. 29.430 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.100 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.160 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.300 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.520 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.400 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.650 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.260 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.500 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.676 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.270 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.144 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 171
  2. 217
  3. 234
  4. 364
  5. 532
  6. 648
  7. 34
  8. 117
  9. 102
  10. 714
  11. 259
  12. 672
  13. 864
  14. 297
  15. 129
  16. 252
  17. 448
  18. 426
  19. 176
  20. 506
  21. 345
  22. 168
  23. 425
  24. 129
  25. 220
  26. 630
  27. 675
  28. 488
  29. 387
  30. 92
  31. 152
  32. 276
  33. 546
  34. 380
  35. 598
  36. 65
  37. 400
  38. 169
  39. 297
  40. 216

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