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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 856 · 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. 1.125 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.140 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.400 decreased by 35% =
  4. 4.440 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.575 decreased by 8% =
  6. 6.140 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.700 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.96 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.350 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.400 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.300 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.434 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.260 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.660 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.675 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.445 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.76 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.714 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.350 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.260 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.510 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.540 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.220 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.685 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.330 increased by 10% =
  26. 26.770 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.380 increased by 15% =
  28. 28.118 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.300 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.744 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.780 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.350 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.680 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.235 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.208 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.195 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.75 increased by 12% =
  39. 39.596 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.40 decreased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 126
  3. 260
  4. 462
  5. 529
  6. 189
  7. 616
  8. 72
  9. 308
  10. 432
  11. 264
  12. 651
  13. 351
  14. 693
  15. 945
  16. 534
  17. 38
  18. 1071
  19. 315
  20. 221
  21. 561
  22. 351
  23. 264
  24. 1096
  25. 363
  26. 616
  27. 437
  28. 59
  29. 336
  30. 558
  31. 897
  32. 560
  33. 952
  34. 224
  35. 188
  36. 156
  37. 156
  38. 84
  39. 894
  40. 28

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