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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 198 · 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. 1.140 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.470 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.605 decreased by 20% =
  4. 4.125 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.700 increased by 20% =
  6. 6.100 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.675 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.380 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.50 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.175 increased by 8% =
  11. 11.340 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.325 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.650 increased by 12% =
  14. 14.476 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.415 increased by 40% =
  16. 16.670 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.250 decreased by 40% =
  18. 18.80 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.488 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.90 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.475 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.228 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.550 decreased by 8% =
  24. 24.145 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.735 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.360 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.145 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.150 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.600 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.50 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.680 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.570 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.196 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.60 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.200 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.660 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.50 increased by 8% =
  38. 38.150 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.775 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.485 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 147
  2. 282
  3. 484
  4. 135
  5. 840
  6. 115
  7. 405
  8. 456
  9. 35
  10. 189
  11. 289
  12. 299
  13. 728
  14. 119
  15. 581
  16. 737
  17. 150
  18. 32
  19. 610
  20. 72
  21. 513
  22. 399
  23. 506
  24. 203
  25. 1176
  26. 414
  27. 203
  28. 162
  29. 690
  30. 35
  31. 850
  32. 285
  33. 245
  34. 15
  35. 216
  36. 264
  37. 54
  38. 210
  39. 837
  40. 582

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