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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 925 · 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. 1.380 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.394 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.550 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.524 increased by 75% =
  5. 5.380 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.690 decreased by 10% =
  7. 7.336 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.660 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.216 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.480 decreased by 30% =
  11. 11.360 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.390 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.260 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.640 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.700 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.640 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.140 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.744 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.290 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.736 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.275 decreased by 8% =
  22. 22.45 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.52 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.720 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.684 decreased by 25% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.176 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.185 decreased by 40% =
  29. 29.116 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.290 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.80 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.262 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.316 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.495 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.300 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.52 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.680 increased by 15% =
  38. 38.640 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.500 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.325 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 95
  2. 591
  3. 484
  4. 917
  5. 437
  6. 621
  7. 168
  8. 693
  9. 270
  10. 336
  11. 432
  12. 312
  13. 286
  14. 256
  15. 945
  16. 448
  17. 224
  18. 372
  19. 116
  20. 368
  21. 253
  22. 36
  23. 39
  24. 792
  25. 513
  26. 300
  27. 44
  28. 111
  29. 145
  30. 116
  31. 112
  32. 393
  33. 79
  34. 297
  35. 210
  36. 78
  37. 782
  38. 416
  39. 575
  40. 286

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