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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 808 · 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. 1.255 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.700 increased by 8% =
  3. 3.405 increased by 20% =
  4. 4.760 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.140 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.120 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.680 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.160 decreased by 10% =
  9. 9.642 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.570 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.500 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.395 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.200 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.110 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.210 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.200 decreased by 5% =
  17. 17.392 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.535 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.240 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.284 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.110 decreased by 50% =
  22. 22.250 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.670 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.165 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.735 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.380 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.108 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.636 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.50 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.285 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.670 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.190 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.200 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.780 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.385 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.748 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.420 increased by 60% =
  38. 38.68 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.760 decreased by 10% =
  40. 40.142 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 153
  2. 756
  3. 486
  4. 646
  5. 161
  6. 96
  7. 748
  8. 144
  9. 963
  10. 741
  11. 350
  12. 316
  13. 216
  14. 99
  15. 294
  16. 190
  17. 196
  18. 428
  19. 204
  20. 497
  21. 55
  22. 100
  23. 603
  24. 198
  25. 588
  26. 247
  27. 162
  28. 1113
  29. 56
  30. 171
  31. 1005
  32. 171
  33. 230
  34. 936
  35. 462
  36. 561
  37. 672
  38. 34
  39. 684
  40. 213

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