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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 839 · 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 60% =
  2. 2.70 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.225 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.270 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.164 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.280 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.515 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.500 increased by 8% =
  9. 9.75 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.720 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.400 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.620 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.620 increased by 30% =
  14. 14.260 decreased by 35% =
  15. 15.308 increased by 25% =
  16. 16.785 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.360 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.472 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.100 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.416 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.315 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.440 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.726 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.420 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.175 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.360 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.325 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.600 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.720 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.750 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.510 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.525 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.500 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.250 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.750 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.80 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.464 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.720 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.372 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.740 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 102
  2. 112
  3. 180
  4. 297
  5. 123
  6. 364
  7. 412
  8. 540
  9. 69
  10. 900
  11. 432
  12. 403
  13. 806
  14. 169
  15. 385
  16. 1099
  17. 576
  18. 236
  19. 90
  20. 728
  21. 378
  22. 594
  23. 363
  24. 504
  25. 210
  26. 414
  27. 364
  28. 570
  29. 612
  30. 840
  31. 459
  32. 210
  33. 540
  34. 200
  35. 810
  36. 120
  37. 232
  38. 540
  39. 279
  40. 999

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