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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 235 · 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. 1.420 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.768 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.230 decreased by 60% =
  4. 4.40 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.540 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.800 increased by 12% =
  7. 7.580 decreased by 40% =
  8. 8.530 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.320 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.540 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.175 increased by 60% =
  12. 12.210 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.600 decreased by 12% =
  14. 14.670 increased by 40% =
  15. 15.190 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.350 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.310 decreased by 10% =
  18. 18.790 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.440 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.442 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.540 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.760 increased by 10% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.640 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.160 decreased by 75% =
  26. 26.675 decreased by 8% =
  27. 27.265 decreased by 20% =
  28. 28.725 decreased by 20% =
  29. 29.250 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.716 increased by 75% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.240 increased by 35% =
  33. 33.160 decreased by 30% =
  34. 34.452 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.420 decreased by 20% =
  36. 36.360 increased by 15% =
  37. 37.444 decreased by 25% =
  38. 38.640 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.295 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.86 increased by 50% =

Answer key

  1. 357
  2. 1152
  3. 92
  4. 38
  5. 621
  6. 896
  7. 348
  8. 689
  9. 416
  10. 459
  11. 280
  12. 168
  13. 528
  14. 938
  15. 152
  16. 308
  17. 279
  18. 1027
  19. 396
  20. 221
  21. 810
  22. 836
  23. 448
  24. 704
  25. 40
  26. 621
  27. 212
  28. 580
  29. 220
  30. 1253
  31. 529
  32. 324
  33. 112
  34. 339
  35. 336
  36. 414
  37. 333
  38. 736
  39. 236
  40. 129

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