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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 174 · 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. 1.520 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.480 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.660 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.580 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.580 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.240 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.560 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.540 decreased by 75% =
  9. 9.170 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.270 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.440 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.720 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.125 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.96 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.750 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.52 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.90 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.50 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.80 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.300 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.710 decreased by 30% =
  22. 22.680 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.780 increased by 5% =
  24. 24.350 increased by 50% =
  25. 25.96 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.275 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.484 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.80 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.400 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.40 decreased by 40% =
  31. 31.800 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.740 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.640 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.350 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.745 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.60 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.780 decreased by 10% =
  38. 38.225 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.570 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.712 increased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 442
  2. 240
  3. 594
  4. 812
  5. 377
  6. 180
  7. 476
  8. 135
  9. 136
  10. 324
  11. 506
  12. 432
  13. 115
  14. 120
  15. 450
  16. 13
  17. 81
  18. 56
  19. 68
  20. 324
  21. 497
  22. 782
  23. 819
  24. 525
  25. 168
  26. 242
  27. 847
  28. 96
  29. 480
  30. 24
  31. 704
  32. 703
  33. 256
  34. 322
  35. 298
  36. 69
  37. 702
  38. 207
  39. 627
  40. 1246

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