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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 874 · 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. 1.88 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.640 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.250 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.570 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.475 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.320 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.720 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.632 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.570 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.396 decreased by 75% =
  11. 11.92 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.720 increased by 15% =
  13. 13.450 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.200 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.525 decreased by 12% =
  16. 16.40 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.175 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.40 decreased by 35% =
  19. 19.200 decreased by 8% =
  20. 20.775 decreased by 12% =
  21. 21.280 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.470 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.800 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.50 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.310 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.752 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.215 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.360 increased by 35% =
  29. 29.52 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.232 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.515 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.550 increased by 10% =
  33. 33.600 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.770 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.295 decreased by 40% =
  36. 36.735 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.400 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.300 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.500 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.660 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 22
  2. 544
  3. 270
  4. 741
  5. 532
  6. 304
  7. 828
  8. 790
  9. 228
  10. 99
  11. 23
  12. 828
  13. 414
  14. 220
  15. 462
  16. 54
  17. 154
  18. 26
  19. 184
  20. 682
  21. 322
  22. 517
  23. 520
  24. 55
  25. 403
  26. 376
  27. 344
  28. 486
  29. 91
  30. 406
  31. 721
  32. 605
  33. 552
  34. 1001
  35. 177
  36. 882
  37. 560
  38. 330
  39. 200
  40. 759

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