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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 915 · 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. 1.125 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.135 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.690 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.80 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.710 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.125 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.735 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.124 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.588 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.200 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.410 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.500 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.800 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.360 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.656 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.445 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.560 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.168 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.625 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.698 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.160 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.550 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.450 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.250 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.585 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.70 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.800 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.80 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.660 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.560 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.500 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.55 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.200 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.320 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.280 increased by 15% =
  36. 36.440 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.160 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.350 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.775 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.750 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 216
  3. 483
  4. 76
  5. 852
  6. 150
  7. 1176
  8. 186
  9. 147
  10. 130
  11. 287
  12. 460
  13. 864
  14. 486
  15. 492
  16. 623
  17. 616
  18. 210
  19. 875
  20. 1047
  21. 184
  22. 616
  23. 405
  24. 275
  25. 936
  26. 77
  27. 864
  28. 20
  29. 264
  30. 336
  31. 475
  32. 44
  33. 210
  34. 352
  35. 322
  36. 462
  37. 184
  38. 245
  39. 837
  40. 690

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