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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 805 · 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. 1.778 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.150 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.700 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.500 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.660 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.265 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.632 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.560 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.495 increased by 20% =
  10. 10.600 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.500 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.585 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.170 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.280 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.100 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.260 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.650 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.768 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.100 increased by 8% =
  20. 20.280 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.500 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.80 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.395 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.604 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.125 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.765 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.328 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.734 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.125 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.195 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.200 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.275 increased by 8% =
  33. 33.165 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.365 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.625 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.406 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.170 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.660 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.220 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.195 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 389
  2. 195
  3. 784
  4. 560
  5. 264
  6. 212
  7. 158
  8. 532
  9. 594
  10. 660
  11. 575
  12. 702
  13. 153
  14. 182
  15. 60
  16. 221
  17. 598
  18. 384
  19. 108
  20. 490
  21. 450
  22. 104
  23. 316
  24. 302
  25. 200
  26. 918
  27. 164
  28. 367
  29. 50
  30. 273
  31. 176
  32. 297
  33. 264
  34. 438
  35. 700
  36. 609
  37. 187
  38. 924
  39. 209
  40. 156

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