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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 938 · 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. 1.304 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.66 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.50 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.90 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.695 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.300 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.265 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.80 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.228 increased by 25% =
  10. 10.440 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.48 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.50 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.630 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.785 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.238 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.530 increased by 40% =
  17. 17.775 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.610 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.640 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.440 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.470 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.660 increased by 30% =
  23. 23.390 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.100 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.56 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.760 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.385 increased by 60% =
  28. 28.232 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.600 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.60 increased by 40% =
  31. 31.276 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.760 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.120 decreased by 20% =
  34. 34.495 increased by 60% =
  35. 35.470 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.652 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.150 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.530 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.50 decreased by 30% =
  40. 40.224 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 152
  2. 33
  3. 44
  4. 81
  5. 834
  6. 324
  7. 106
  8. 68
  9. 285
  10. 572
  11. 84
  12. 54
  13. 1008
  14. 628
  15. 357
  16. 742
  17. 682
  18. 671
  19. 544
  20. 308
  21. 423
  22. 858
  23. 234
  24. 85
  25. 98
  26. 912
  27. 616
  28. 290
  29. 240
  30. 84
  31. 345
  32. 494
  33. 96
  34. 792
  35. 658
  36. 1141
  37. 105
  38. 848
  39. 35
  40. 56

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