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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 854 · 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. 1.595 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.40 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.400 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.164 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.176 increased by 75% =
  6. 6.740 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.630 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.324 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.660 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.225 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.320 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.260 increased by 5% =
  13. 13.300 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.100 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.604 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.180 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.240 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.760 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.160 decreased by 75% =
  20. 20.620 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.220 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.445 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.125 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.200 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.145 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.740 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.700 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.140 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.310 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.420 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.450 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.375 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.500 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.240 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.540 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.440 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.350 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.425 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.145 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.550 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 238
  2. 70
  3. 340
  4. 123
  5. 308
  6. 703
  7. 252
  8. 162
  9. 561
  10. 243
  11. 368
  12. 273
  13. 324
  14. 130
  15. 1057
  16. 117
  17. 96
  18. 532
  19. 40
  20. 155
  21. 253
  22. 178
  23. 115
  24. 140
  25. 203
  26. 925
  27. 665
  28. 161
  29. 403
  30. 588
  31. 315
  32. 420
  33. 550
  34. 288
  35. 486
  36. 506
  37. 322
  38. 459
  39. 116
  40. 616

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