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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 962 · 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. 1.90 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.375 decreased by 60% =
  3. 3.756 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.780 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.220 decreased by 5% =
  6. 6.532 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.380 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.670 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.280 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.520 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.192 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.245 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.425 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.440 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.525 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.440 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.590 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.100 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.235 increased by 40% =
  20. 20.250 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.708 increased by 25% =
  22. 22.486 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.380 increased by 20% =
  24. 24.100 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.750 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.175 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.324 decreased by 50% =
  28. 28.324 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.250 decreased by 10% =
  30. 30.640 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.172 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.520 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.325 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.675 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.780 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.125 increased by 20% =
  38. 38.312 decreased by 50% =
  39. 39.548 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.420 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 63
  2. 150
  3. 1134
  4. 1014
  5. 209
  6. 399
  7. 361
  8. 871
  9. 182
  10. 442
  11. 336
  12. 147
  13. 680
  14. 110
  15. 588
  16. 374
  17. 413
  18. 90
  19. 329
  20. 230
  21. 885
  22. 729
  23. 456
  24. 90
  25. 450
  26. 140
  27. 162
  28. 243
  29. 225
  30. 416
  31. 529
  32. 86
  33. 728
  34. 364
  35. 729
  36. 819
  37. 150
  38. 156
  39. 685
  40. 483

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