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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 873 · 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. 1.95 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.150 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.165 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.448 increased by 25% =
  5. 5.365 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.650 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.525 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.680 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.800 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.670 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.296 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.60 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.725 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.220 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.550 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.180 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.100 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.660 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.720 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.490 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.420 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.725 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.240 increased by 75% =
  24. 24.40 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.285 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.240 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.210 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.720 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.280 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.680 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.760 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.625 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.600 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.525 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.350 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.190 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.540 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.108 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.250 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.470 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 57
  2. 60
  3. 264
  4. 560
  5. 511
  6. 455
  7. 588
  8. 816
  9. 920
  10. 871
  11. 370
  12. 39
  13. 667
  14. 297
  15. 484
  16. 234
  17. 95
  18. 561
  19. 684
  20. 196
  21. 462
  22. 638
  23. 420
  24. 46
  25. 342
  26. 276
  27. 189
  28. 900
  29. 238
  30. 510
  31. 684
  32. 700
  33. 630
  34. 588
  35. 392
  36. 228
  37. 324
  38. 27
  39. 270
  40. 611

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