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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 348 · 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. 1.60 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.160 decreased by 15% =
  3. 3.660 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.466 decreased by 50% =
  5. 5.130 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.415 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.175 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.200 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.415 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.670 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.340 increased by 5% =
  12. 12.360 increased by 25% =
  13. 13.190 increased by 10% =
  14. 14.600 decreased by 20% =
  15. 15.615 decreased by 20% =
  16. 16.400 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.180 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.650 decreased by 30% =
  19. 19.80 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.220 decreased by 10% =
  21. 21.648 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.480 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.300 increased by 15% =
  24. 24.550 decreased by 10% =
  25. 25.320 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.412 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.440 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.490 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.240 increased by 30% =
  30. 30.280 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.178 decreased by 50% =
  32. 32.320 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.220 increased by 30% =
  34. 34.150 decreased by 12% =
  35. 35.640 increased by 35% =
  36. 36.160 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.580 increased by 35% =
  38. 38.500 decreased by 60% =
  39. 39.605 increased by 60% =
  40. 40.425 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 57
  2. 136
  3. 759
  4. 233
  5. 143
  6. 581
  7. 161
  8. 230
  9. 166
  10. 1072
  11. 357
  12. 450
  13. 209
  14. 480
  15. 492
  16. 420
  17. 207
  18. 455
  19. 52
  20. 198
  21. 486
  22. 456
  23. 345
  24. 495
  25. 400
  26. 515
  27. 286
  28. 343
  29. 312
  30. 294
  31. 89
  32. 240
  33. 286
  34. 132
  35. 864
  36. 168
  37. 783
  38. 200
  39. 968
  40. 476

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