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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 215 · 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. 1.180 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.300 decreased by 40% =
  3. 3.200 decreased by 8% =
  4. 4.175 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.60 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.100 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.460 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.600 increased by 75% =
  9. 9.640 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.732 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.760 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.130 increased by 10% =
  13. 13.540 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.600 increased by 12% =
  15. 15.705 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.40 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.528 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.550 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.390 increased by 30% =
  20. 20.140 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.215 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.630 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.580 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.620 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.224 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.680 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.116 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.66 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.725 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.160 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.270 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.765 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.500 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.265 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.75 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.80 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.184 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.260 increased by 75% =
  39. 39.60 increased by 25% =
  40. 40.376 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 153
  2. 180
  3. 184
  4. 154
  5. 69
  6. 95
  7. 391
  8. 1050
  9. 608
  10. 366
  11. 304
  12. 143
  13. 729
  14. 672
  15. 846
  16. 32
  17. 396
  18. 495
  19. 507
  20. 91
  21. 129
  22. 693
  23. 145
  24. 527
  25. 280
  26. 884
  27. 203
  28. 99
  29. 812
  30. 168
  31. 351
  32. 306
  33. 575
  34. 106
  35. 69
  36. 84
  37. 230
  38. 455
  39. 75
  40. 470

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