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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 219 · 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. 1.60 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.170 increased by 40% =
  3. 3.740 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.90 decreased by 30% =
  5. 5.540 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.508 decreased by 25% =
  7. 7.232 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.775 decreased by 8% =
  9. 9.280 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.75 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.460 increased by 20% =
  12. 12.540 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.580 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.220 decreased by 5% =
  15. 15.280 increased by 75% =
  16. 16.40 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.160 decreased by 35% =
  18. 18.735 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.770 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.240 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.495 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.600 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.200 increased by 40% =
  24. 24.580 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.228 increased by 75% =
  26. 26.660 decreased by 15% =
  27. 27.675 increased by 8% =
  28. 28.725 decreased by 8% =
  29. 29.705 decreased by 60% =
  30. 30.456 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.800 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.390 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.566 increased by 50% =
  34. 34.720 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.315 decreased by 60% =
  36. 36.670 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.760 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.240 increased by 35% =
  39. 39.650 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.140 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 51
  2. 238
  3. 518
  4. 63
  5. 351
  6. 381
  7. 174
  8. 713
  9. 294
  10. 60
  11. 552
  12. 459
  13. 493
  14. 209
  15. 490
  16. 24
  17. 104
  18. 882
  19. 847
  20. 324
  21. 594
  22. 672
  23. 280
  24. 754
  25. 399
  26. 561
  27. 729
  28. 667
  29. 282
  30. 798
  31. 520
  32. 351
  33. 849
  34. 1080
  35. 126
  36. 737
  37. 988
  38. 324
  39. 598
  40. 56

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