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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 223 · 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. 1.240 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.130 decreased by 20% =
  3. 3.775 increased by 12% =
  4. 4.710 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.660 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.110 increased by 30% =
  7. 7.350 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.640 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.800 decreased by 20% =
  10. 10.480 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.360 decreased by 5% =
  12. 12.286 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.795 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.360 increased by 5% =
  15. 15.580 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.295 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.760 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.454 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.615 increased by 60% =
  20. 20.492 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.460 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.400 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.284 decreased by 50% =
  24. 24.132 increased by 25% =
  25. 25.580 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.290 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.240 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.75 increased by 8% =
  29. 29.320 decreased by 30% =
  30. 30.600 increased by 35% =
  31. 31.135 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.436 increased by 50% =
  33. 33.88 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.650 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.75 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.110 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.555 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.765 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.160 increased by 35% =
  40. 40.480 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 204
  2. 104
  3. 868
  4. 781
  5. 924
  6. 143
  7. 420
  8. 832
  9. 640
  10. 552
  11. 342
  12. 143
  13. 1272
  14. 378
  15. 754
  16. 177
  17. 798
  18. 227
  19. 984
  20. 861
  21. 621
  22. 380
  23. 142
  24. 165
  25. 667
  26. 319
  27. 312
  28. 81
  29. 224
  30. 810
  31. 54
  32. 654
  33. 22
  34. 975
  35. 69
  36. 99
  37. 777
  38. 306
  39. 216
  40. 624

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