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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 179 · 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. 1.360 decreased by 30% =
  2. 2.320 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.740 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.640 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.160 increased by 25% =
  6. 6.400 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.268 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.160 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.175 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.80 decreased by 35% =
  11. 11.152 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.785 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.192 decreased by 75% =
  14. 14.400 increased by 35% =
  15. 15.480 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.125 decreased by 8% =
  17. 17.140 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.428 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.430 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.212 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.295 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.605 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.688 decreased by 25% =
  24. 24.670 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.76 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.225 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.760 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.352 decreased by 50% =
  29. 29.480 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.730 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.760 increased by 5% =
  32. 32.50 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.600 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.240 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.180 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.500 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.725 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.480 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.680 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.120 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 252
  2. 304
  3. 851
  4. 736
  5. 200
  6. 460
  7. 67
  8. 128
  9. 154
  10. 52
  11. 266
  12. 1256
  13. 48
  14. 540
  15. 408
  16. 115
  17. 105
  18. 749
  19. 387
  20. 265
  21. 413
  22. 242
  23. 516
  24. 871
  25. 95
  26. 243
  27. 988
  28. 176
  29. 648
  30. 511
  31. 798
  32. 70
  33. 648
  34. 276
  35. 90
  36. 200
  37. 667
  38. 504
  39. 714
  40. 144

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