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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 283 · 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. 1.180 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.380 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.120 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.160 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.220 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.440 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.600 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.440 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.684 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.180 increased by 75% =
  11. 11.275 decreased by 12% =
  12. 12.40 decreased by 35% =
  13. 13.640 increased by 35% =
  14. 14.780 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.250 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.300 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.348 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.80 decreased by 15% =
  19. 19.544 increased by 50% =
  20. 20.130 increased by 10% =
  21. 21.260 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.300 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.160 increased by 35% =
  24. 24.750 decreased by 12% =
  25. 25.40 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.300 decreased by 12% =
  27. 27.600 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.560 increased by 30% =
  29. 29.260 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.280 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.460 increased by 35% =
  32. 32.468 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.288 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.565 increased by 20% =
  35. 35.412 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.544 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.235 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.350 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.290 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.150 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 171
  2. 342
  3. 102
  4. 104
  5. 187
  6. 594
  7. 810
  8. 418
  9. 513
  10. 315
  11. 242
  12. 26
  13. 864
  14. 663
  15. 325
  16. 336
  17. 261
  18. 68
  19. 816
  20. 143
  21. 65
  22. 75
  23. 216
  24. 660
  25. 46
  26. 264
  27. 780
  28. 728
  29. 221
  30. 112
  31. 621
  32. 351
  33. 72
  34. 678
  35. 103
  36. 408
  37. 329
  38. 378
  39. 377
  40. 132

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