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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 845 · 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. 1.464 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.800 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.310 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.180 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.252 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.725 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.65 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.705 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.552 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.495 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.520 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.612 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.275 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.244 increased by 75% =
  15. 15.550 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.650 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.290 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.80 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.250 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.790 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.540 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.260 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.340 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.365 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.695 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.340 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.200 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.760 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.350 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.310 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.120 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.100 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.525 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.625 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.364 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.325 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.750 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.460 increased by 25% =
  39. 39.275 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.490 increased by 10% =

Answer key

  1. 116
  2. 560
  3. 248
  4. 162
  5. 189
  6. 290
  7. 78
  8. 987
  9. 138
  10. 792
  11. 416
  12. 459
  13. 242
  14. 427
  15. 605
  16. 455
  17. 377
  18. 104
  19. 280
  20. 1027
  21. 135
  22. 247
  23. 391
  24. 438
  25. 973
  26. 323
  27. 220
  28. 722
  29. 140
  30. 341
  31. 108
  32. 85
  33. 567
  34. 575
  35. 182
  36. 299
  37. 675
  38. 575
  39. 220
  40. 539

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