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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 829 · 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. 1.60 decreased by 35% =
  2. 2.220 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.745 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.500 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.520 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.140 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.656 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.520 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.265 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.790 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.380 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.284 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.56 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.480 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.215 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.700 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.624 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.128 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.608 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.350 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.125 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.88 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.100 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.680 decreased by 35% =
  25. 25.76 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.550 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.628 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.250 decreased by 10% =
  29. 29.445 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.800 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.516 increased by 75% =
  32. 32.360 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.480 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.250 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.240 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.800 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.100 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.338 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.280 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.170 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 39
  2. 253
  3. 596
  4. 475
  5. 364
  6. 189
  7. 328
  8. 598
  9. 212
  10. 711
  11. 456
  12. 426
  13. 14
  14. 432
  15. 172
  16. 455
  17. 468
  18. 224
  19. 1064
  20. 455
  21. 135
  22. 132
  23. 85
  24. 442
  25. 57
  26. 506
  27. 157
  28. 225
  29. 623
  30. 320
  31. 903
  32. 378
  33. 312
  34. 100
  35. 228
  36. 1040
  37. 115
  38. 169
  39. 238
  40. 68

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