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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 159 · 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. 1.615 decreased by 20% =
  2. 2.700 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.196 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.660 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.120 decreased by 10% =
  6. 6.100 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.375 decreased by 12% =
  8. 8.690 increased by 10% =
  9. 9.360 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.600 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.80 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.188 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.295 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.780 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.768 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.160 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.86 decreased by 50% =
  18. 18.680 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.340 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.60 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.705 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.380 increased by 40% =
  23. 23.320 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.244 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.440 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.570 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.620 increased by 50% =
  28. 28.435 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.776 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.50 decreased by 8% =
  31. 31.350 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.80 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.680 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.540 decreased by 5% =
  35. 35.60 decreased by 35% =
  36. 36.620 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.760 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.100 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.735 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.240 decreased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 492
  2. 805
  3. 245
  4. 561
  5. 108
  6. 130
  7. 330
  8. 759
  9. 486
  10. 690
  11. 40
  12. 235
  13. 472
  14. 312
  15. 576
  16. 96
  17. 43
  18. 884
  19. 289
  20. 51
  21. 282
  22. 532
  23. 272
  24. 183
  25. 374
  26. 684
  27. 930
  28. 609
  29. 194
  30. 46
  31. 378
  32. 68
  33. 612
  34. 513
  35. 39
  36. 837
  37. 494
  38. 115
  39. 294
  40. 156

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