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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 995 · 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. 1.40 decreased by 60% =
  2. 2.500 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.755 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.515 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.470 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.740 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.610 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.580 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.464 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.160 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.515 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.515 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.244 increased by 75% =
  14. 14.220 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.240 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.460 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.448 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.180 decreased by 5% =
  19. 19.680 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.450 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.725 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.225 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.760 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.648 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.136 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.300 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.300 decreased by 60% =
  28. 28.505 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.108 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.80 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.680 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.125 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.768 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.250 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.320 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.528 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.96 decreased by 75% =
  38. 38.725 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.90 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.800 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 460
  3. 302
  4. 309
  5. 188
  6. 962
  7. 244
  8. 638
  9. 116
  10. 184
  11. 412
  12. 824
  13. 427
  14. 209
  15. 204
  16. 552
  17. 336
  18. 171
  19. 748
  20. 630
  21. 1015
  22. 198
  23. 722
  24. 486
  25. 68
  26. 420
  27. 120
  28. 707
  29. 27
  30. 84
  31. 714
  32. 110
  33. 1152
  34. 225
  35. 336
  36. 924
  37. 24
  38. 783
  39. 135
  40. 896

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