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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 252 · 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. 1.140 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.294 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.210 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.290 increased by 40% =
  5. 5.72 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.60 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.650 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.725 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.88 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.400 decreased by 5% =
  11. 11.116 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.650 increased by 8% =
  13. 13.800 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.776 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.220 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.735 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.215 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.320 increased by 5% =
  19. 19.700 increased by 5% =
  20. 20.380 increased by 15% =
  21. 21.740 increased by 60% =
  22. 22.375 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.120 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.380 decreased by 30% =
  25. 25.500 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.540 increased by 30% =
  27. 27.650 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.495 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.425 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.80 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.730 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.410 increased by 40% =
  33. 33.740 increased by 15% =
  34. 34.428 increased by 50% =
  35. 35.240 increased by 25% =
  36. 36.400 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.440 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.244 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.775 decreased by 20% =
  40. 40.165 decreased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 161
  2. 147
  3. 126
  4. 406
  5. 54
  6. 81
  7. 260
  8. 290
  9. 66
  10. 380
  11. 58
  12. 702
  13. 560
  14. 388
  15. 231
  16. 588
  17. 301
  18. 336
  19. 735
  20. 437
  21. 1184
  22. 330
  23. 138
  24. 266
  25. 475
  26. 702
  27. 780
  28. 693
  29. 595
  30. 68
  31. 657
  32. 574
  33. 851
  34. 642
  35. 300
  36. 340
  37. 286
  38. 61
  39. 620
  40. 99

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