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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 959 · 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. 2.720 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.604 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.140 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.294 increased by 50% =
  6. 6.60 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.390 increased by 60% =
  8. 8.725 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.280 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.175 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.110 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.460 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.370 decreased by 10% =
  14. 14.235 increased by 20% =
  15. 15.725 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.260 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.160 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.56 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.600 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.50 increased by 30% =
  21. 21.500 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.350 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.120 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.560 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.600 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.200 increased by 5% =
  27. 27.600 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.532 decreased by 75% =
  29. 29.410 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.540 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.592 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.208 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.580 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.110 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.780 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.130 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.530 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.150 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.640 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.775 increased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 612
  3. 755
  4. 161
  5. 441
  6. 66
  7. 624
  8. 1015
  9. 182
  10. 154
  11. 77
  12. 414
  13. 333
  14. 282
  15. 812
  16. 182
  17. 224
  18. 98
  19. 240
  20. 65
  21. 540
  22. 308
  23. 192
  24. 756
  25. 720
  26. 210
  27. 648
  28. 133
  29. 533
  30. 567
  31. 148
  32. 52
  33. 667
  34. 88
  35. 507
  36. 52
  37. 371
  38. 165
  39. 704
  40. 837

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