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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 393 · 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. 1.100 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.460 increased by 5% =
  3. 3.110 decreased by 10% =
  4. 4.652 decreased by 25% =
  5. 5.236 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.260 increased by 35% =
  7. 7.220 decreased by 15% =
  8. 8.795 increased by 20% =
  9. 9.655 increased by 60% =
  10. 10.40 decreased by 20% =
  11. 11.200 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.355 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.340 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.80 decreased by 30% =
  15. 15.575 increased by 12% =
  16. 16.175 decreased by 60% =
  17. 17.710 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.444 decreased by 25% =
  19. 19.310 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.720 increased by 60% =
  21. 21.692 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.600 increased by 8% =
  23. 23.580 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.800 increased by 30% =
  25. 25.560 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.155 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.310 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.416 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.740 decreased by 15% =
  30. 30.164 increased by 50% =
  31. 31.430 decreased by 10% =
  32. 32.220 decreased by 5% =
  33. 33.630 increased by 40% =
  34. 34.220 increased by 15% =
  35. 35.640 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.72 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.490 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.750 increased by 8% =
  39. 39.370 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.316 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 85
  2. 483
  3. 99
  4. 489
  5. 177
  6. 351
  7. 187
  8. 954
  9. 1048
  10. 32
  11. 150
  12. 568
  13. 238
  14. 56
  15. 644
  16. 70
  17. 568
  18. 333
  19. 341
  20. 1152
  21. 519
  22. 648
  23. 522
  24. 1040
  25. 476
  26. 124
  27. 434
  28. 624
  29. 629
  30. 246
  31. 387
  32. 209
  33. 882
  34. 253
  35. 576
  36. 126
  37. 686
  38. 810
  39. 444
  40. 79

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