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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 229 · 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. 1.80 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.40 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.450 decreased by 30% =
  4. 4.175 decreased by 40% =
  5. 5.570 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.500 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.404 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.500 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.140 increased by 35% =
  10. 10.610 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.750 increased by 8% =
  12. 12.680 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.520 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.130 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.500 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.570 decreased by 40% =
  17. 17.210 increased by 30% =
  18. 18.148 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.375 increased by 12% =
  20. 20.520 decreased by 60% =
  21. 21.735 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.680 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.100 increased by 60% =
  24. 24.65 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.80 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.465 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.630 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.270 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.235 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.585 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.260 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.600 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.300 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.200 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.720 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.650 decreased by 8% =
  37. 37.630 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.275 decreased by 8% =
  39. 39.325 decreased by 8% =
  40. 40.425 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 68
  2. 46
  3. 315
  4. 105
  5. 627
  6. 475
  7. 505
  8. 475
  9. 189
  10. 549
  11. 810
  12. 442
  13. 702
  14. 52
  15. 425
  16. 342
  17. 273
  18. 259
  19. 420
  20. 208
  21. 588
  22. 510
  23. 160
  24. 104
  25. 76
  26. 558
  27. 819
  28. 297
  29. 282
  30. 234
  31. 234
  32. 810
  33. 324
  34. 220
  35. 756
  36. 598
  37. 882
  38. 253
  39. 299
  40. 374

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