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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 897 · 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. 1.532 decreased by 25% =
  2. 2.460 increased by 30% =
  3. 3.708 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.90 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.500 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.635 decreased by 60% =
  7. 7.264 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.490 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.434 increased by 50% =
  10. 10.240 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.108 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.236 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.730 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.500 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.376 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.500 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.110 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.162 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.755 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.200 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.720 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.110 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.454 increased by 50% =
  24. 24.48 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.275 decreased by 8% =
  26. 26.555 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.220 decreased by 15% =
  28. 28.580 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.628 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.775 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.460 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.770 decreased by 40% =
  33. 33.345 increased by 60% =
  34. 34.340 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.325 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.300 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.80 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.630 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.188 increased by 75% =
  40. 40.300 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 399
  2. 598
  3. 1239
  4. 144
  5. 675
  6. 254
  7. 132
  8. 343
  9. 651
  10. 264
  11. 81
  12. 177
  13. 803
  14. 675
  15. 94
  16. 525
  17. 143
  18. 243
  19. 302
  20. 150
  21. 1260
  22. 143
  23. 681
  24. 60
  25. 253
  26. 666
  27. 187
  28. 667
  29. 785
  30. 682
  31. 414
  32. 462
  33. 552
  34. 323
  35. 364
  36. 264
  37. 104
  38. 819
  39. 329
  40. 276

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