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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 347 · 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. 1.280 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.250 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.184 increased by 25% =
  4. 4.800 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.180 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.60 increased by 10% =
  7. 7.120 decreased by 50% =
  8. 8.200 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.120 decreased by 5% =
  10. 10.115 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.636 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.325 increased by 20% =
  13. 13.216 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.402 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.790 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.330 decreased by 50% =
  17. 17.380 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.450 increased by 8% =
  19. 19.560 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.150 decreased by 30% =
  21. 21.356 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.750 decreased by 8% =
  23. 23.375 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.320 increased by 15% =
  25. 25.485 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.776 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.420 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.550 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.700 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.558 decreased by 50% =
  31. 31.448 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.800 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.356 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.352 increased by 75% =
  35. 35.110 increased by 60% =
  36. 36.370 increased by 30% =
  37. 37.312 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.440 decreased by 75% =
  39. 39.200 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.555 increased by 20% =

Answer key

  1. 238
  2. 400
  3. 230
  4. 896
  5. 243
  6. 66
  7. 60
  8. 270
  9. 114
  10. 46
  11. 318
  12. 390
  13. 162
  14. 603
  15. 869
  16. 165
  17. 437
  18. 486
  19. 532
  20. 105
  21. 267
  22. 690
  23. 330
  24. 368
  25. 291
  26. 970
  27. 252
  28. 484
  29. 980
  30. 279
  31. 112
  32. 760
  33. 267
  34. 616
  35. 176
  36. 481
  37. 390
  38. 110
  39. 320
  40. 666

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