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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 314 · 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. 1.520 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.555 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.240 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.400 decreased by 35% =
  5. 5.175 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.335 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.334 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.640 decreased by 20% =
  9. 9.800 decreased by 35% =
  10. 10.120 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.304 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.440 decreased by 20% =
  13. 13.520 decreased by 15% =
  14. 14.700 increased by 30% =
  15. 15.412 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.675 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.740 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.104 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.395 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.570 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.515 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.78 increased by 50% =
  23. 23.750 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.636 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.280 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.575 increased by 12% =
  27. 27.144 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.160 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.100 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.50 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.372 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.705 increased by 60% =
  33. 33.340 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.460 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.440 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.254 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.520 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.650 increased by 10% =
  39. 39.655 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.780 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 598
  2. 888
  3. 252
  4. 260
  5. 245
  6. 268
  7. 167
  8. 512
  9. 520
  10. 102
  11. 228
  12. 352
  13. 442
  14. 910
  15. 309
  16. 756
  17. 629
  18. 78
  19. 474
  20. 798
  21. 721
  22. 117
  23. 840
  24. 318
  25. 364
  26. 644
  27. 108
  28. 168
  29. 95
  30. 65
  31. 465
  32. 1128
  33. 357
  34. 276
  35. 594
  36. 381
  37. 442
  38. 715
  39. 262
  40. 819

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