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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 231 · 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. 1.40 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.600 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.460 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.175 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.570 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.275 increased by 8% =
  7. 7.580 decreased by 5% =
  8. 8.490 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.80 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.690 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.172 increased by 25% =
  12. 12.94 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.700 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.640 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.85 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.800 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.350 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.668 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.180 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.580 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.345 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.40 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.240 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.416 increased by 75% =
  25. 25.50 increased by 20% =
  26. 26.100 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.125 increased by 12% =
  28. 28.200 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.50 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.720 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.125 decreased by 12% =
  32. 32.678 decreased by 50% =
  33. 33.76 increased by 75% =
  34. 34.650 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.310 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.350 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.400 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.755 increased by 60% =
  39. 39.75 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.60 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 46
  2. 570
  3. 529
  4. 245
  5. 456
  6. 297
  7. 551
  8. 343
  9. 140
  10. 759
  11. 215
  12. 141
  13. 735
  14. 736
  15. 51
  16. 680
  17. 378
  18. 1169
  19. 207
  20. 696
  21. 138
  22. 44
  23. 228
  24. 728
  25. 60
  26. 108
  27. 140
  28. 190
  29. 70
  30. 180
  31. 110
  32. 339
  33. 133
  34. 455
  35. 496
  36. 392
  37. 352
  38. 1208
  39. 81
  40. 69

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