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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 814 · 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. 1.90 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.544 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.410 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.250 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.580 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.465 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.275 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.760 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.240 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.250 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.230 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.720 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.292 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.100 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.125 increased by 8% =
  16. 16.725 increased by 8% =
  17. 17.270 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.104 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.290 decreased by 20% =
  20. 20.290 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.364 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.800 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.560 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.655 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.140 decreased by 20% =
  26. 26.760 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.160 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.450 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.360 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.195 increased by 20% =
  31. 31.280 decreased by 15% =
  32. 32.550 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.450 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.225 increased by 8% =
  35. 35.110 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.390 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.720 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.525 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.296 decreased by 50% =
  40. 40.130 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 952
  3. 369
  4. 325
  5. 493
  6. 279
  7. 440
  8. 646
  9. 252
  10. 230
  11. 345
  12. 468
  13. 73
  14. 65
  15. 135
  16. 783
  17. 297
  18. 26
  19. 232
  20. 261
  21. 455
  22. 896
  23. 224
  24. 262
  25. 112
  26. 798
  27. 144
  28. 270
  29. 486
  30. 234
  31. 238
  32. 506
  33. 675
  34. 243
  35. 143
  36. 156
  37. 936
  38. 840
  39. 148
  40. 91

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