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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 954 · 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. 1.616 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.510 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.320 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.275 decreased by 8% =
  5. 5.370 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.500 decreased by 8% =
  7. 7.184 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.674 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.372 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.514 increased by 50% =
  11. 11.55 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.610 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.665 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.180 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.280 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.175 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.700 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.150 decreased by 12% =
  19. 19.780 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.168 decreased by 25% =
  21. 21.225 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.50 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.180 decreased by 35% =
  24. 24.350 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.120 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.320 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.520 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.220 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.160 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.440 increased by 60% =
  31. 31.420 decreased by 25% =
  32. 32.240 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.310 decreased by 50% =
  34. 34.100 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.75 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.460 decreased by 30% =
  37. 37.300 decreased by 5% =
  38. 38.660 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.150 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.435 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 308
  2. 408
  3. 368
  4. 253
  5. 444
  6. 460
  7. 230
  8. 1011
  9. 651
  10. 771
  11. 77
  12. 488
  13. 266
  14. 135
  15. 392
  16. 140
  17. 735
  18. 132
  19. 858
  20. 126
  21. 243
  22. 46
  23. 117
  24. 210
  25. 126
  26. 368
  27. 546
  28. 187
  29. 136
  30. 704
  31. 315
  32. 276
  33. 155
  34. 95
  35. 81
  36. 322
  37. 285
  38. 759
  39. 168
  40. 261

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