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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 890 · 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. 1.40 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.752 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.270 decreased by 50% =
  4. 4.260 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.635 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.225 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.64 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.160 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.620 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.565 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.730 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.275 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.76 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.96 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.580 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.600 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.360 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.644 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.576 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.444 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.525 increased by 12% =
  22. 22.288 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.560 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.600 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.302 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.488 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.490 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.795 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.625 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.350 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.210 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.220 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.206 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.340 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.85 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.740 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.225 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.740 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.72 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.175 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 34
  2. 940
  3. 135
  4. 299
  5. 508
  6. 243
  7. 32
  8. 104
  9. 713
  10. 452
  11. 657
  12. 385
  13. 133
  14. 24
  15. 493
  16. 672
  17. 378
  18. 483
  19. 720
  20. 555
  21. 588
  22. 72
  23. 392
  24. 660
  25. 151
  26. 610
  27. 637
  28. 636
  29. 550
  30. 525
  31. 189
  32. 143
  33. 103
  34. 238
  35. 68
  36. 1110
  37. 207
  38. 851
  39. 90
  40. 189

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