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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 96 · 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. 1.688 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.456 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.580 increased by 35% =
  4. 4.120 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.60 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.775 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.150 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.620 increased by 5% =
  9. 9.780 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.765 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.710 increased by 10% =
  12. 12.220 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.375 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.148 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.445 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.248 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.656 increased by 75% =
  18. 18.460 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.360 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.108 decreased by 75% =
  21. 21.168 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.620 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.410 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.465 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.500 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.385 decreased by 40% =
  27. 27.375 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.355 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.720 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.340 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.200 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.350 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.635 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.640 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.150 increased by 30% =
  36. 36.440 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.120 decreased by 40% =
  38. 38.480 decreased by 30% =
  39. 39.520 decreased by 5% =
  40. 40.740 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 172
  2. 342
  3. 783
  4. 102
  5. 39
  6. 837
  7. 135
  8. 651
  9. 1053
  10. 612
  11. 781
  12. 198
  13. 345
  14. 185
  15. 178
  16. 124
  17. 1148
  18. 644
  19. 450
  20. 27
  21. 210
  22. 465
  23. 164
  24. 744
  25. 350
  26. 231
  27. 345
  28. 142
  29. 936
  30. 391
  31. 216
  32. 140
  33. 381
  34. 544
  35. 195
  36. 396
  37. 72
  38. 336
  39. 494
  40. 999

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