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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 217 · 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. 1.200 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.800 decreased by 35% =
  3. 3.340 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.175 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.80 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.252 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.140 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.740 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.320 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.300 decreased by 8% =
  11. 11.180 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.240 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.700 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.140 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.520 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.315 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.320 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.800 decreased by 8% =
  19. 19.720 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.660 decreased by 5% =
  21. 21.85 decreased by 40% =
  22. 22.620 decreased by 15% =
  23. 23.525 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.200 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.336 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.428 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.545 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.724 increased by 25% =
  29. 29.300 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.740 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.380 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.145 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.650 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.570 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.380 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.140 increased by 35% =
  37. 37.304 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.760 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.510 decreased by 40% =
  40. 40.794 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 170
  2. 520
  3. 357
  4. 196
  5. 112
  6. 441
  7. 182
  8. 851
  9. 208
  10. 276
  11. 207
  12. 204
  13. 280
  14. 224
  15. 442
  16. 189
  17. 224
  18. 736
  19. 756
  20. 627
  21. 51
  22. 527
  23. 567
  24. 170
  25. 84
  26. 749
  27. 654
  28. 905
  29. 480
  30. 814
  31. 437
  32. 174
  33. 702
  34. 684
  35. 285
  36. 189
  37. 380
  38. 1216
  39. 306
  40. 1191

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