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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 266 · 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. 1.580 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.680 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.750 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.768 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.160 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.296 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.600 increased by 8% =
  8. 8.785 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.620 decreased by 75% =
  10. 10.460 decreased by 25% =
  11. 11.450 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.554 increased by 50% =
  13. 13.660 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.450 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.675 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.200 increased by 30% =
  17. 17.120 increased by 10% =
  18. 18.635 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.360 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.460 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.340 decreased by 35% =
  22. 22.220 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.420 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.635 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.240 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.50 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.430 decreased by 30% =
  28. 28.200 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.160 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.710 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.792 increased by 50% =
  32. 32.508 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.650 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.700 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.764 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.495 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.548 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.60 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.320 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.660 increased by 30% =

Answer key

  1. 493
  2. 782
  3. 660
  4. 192
  5. 176
  6. 370
  7. 648
  8. 1099
  9. 155
  10. 345
  11. 396
  12. 831
  13. 495
  14. 675
  15. 756
  16. 260
  17. 132
  18. 762
  19. 396
  20. 644
  21. 221
  22. 231
  23. 567
  24. 381
  25. 276
  26. 56
  27. 301
  28. 176
  29. 256
  30. 639
  31. 1188
  32. 889
  33. 845
  34. 644
  35. 573
  36. 594
  37. 685
  38. 66
  39. 384
  40. 858

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