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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 911 · 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. 1.415 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.720 decreased by 30% =
  3. 3.350 increased by 8% =
  4. 4.248 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.740 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.404 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.315 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.136 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.576 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.475 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.704 decreased by 75% =
  12. 12.660 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.300 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.480 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.388 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.130 decreased by 10% =
  17. 17.50 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.280 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.125 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.635 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.760 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.300 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.190 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.72 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.550 increased by 8% =
  26. 26.400 decreased by 5% =
  27. 27.90 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.580 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.400 increased by 8% =
  30. 30.148 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.228 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.640 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.192 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.170 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.292 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.256 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.750 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.440 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.365 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.745 decreased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 249
  2. 504
  3. 378
  4. 434
  5. 962
  6. 707
  7. 378
  8. 204
  9. 432
  10. 437
  11. 176
  12. 495
  13. 345
  14. 552
  15. 291
  16. 117
  17. 56
  18. 308
  19. 110
  20. 508
  21. 874
  22. 336
  23. 95
  24. 108
  25. 594
  26. 380
  27. 63
  28. 754
  29. 432
  30. 111
  31. 114
  32. 480
  33. 144
  34. 153
  35. 219
  36. 384
  37. 840
  38. 506
  39. 292
  40. 596

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