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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 440 · 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. 1.500 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.670 increased by 10% =
  3. 3.204 decreased by 75% =
  4. 4.360 decreased by 10% =
  5. 5.180 increased by 10% =
  6. 6.100 decreased by 35% =
  7. 7.524 decreased by 75% =
  8. 8.300 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.716 decreased by 25% =
  10. 10.400 increased by 60% =
  11. 11.360 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.44 decreased by 25% =
  13. 13.50 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.195 increased by 60% =
  15. 15.490 decreased by 10% =
  16. 16.600 increased by 10% =
  17. 17.175 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.250 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.130 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.780 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.750 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.280 increased by 20% =
  23. 23.200 decreased by 12% =
  24. 24.185 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.762 decreased by 50% =
  26. 26.516 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.220 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.700 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.296 decreased by 75% =
  30. 30.540 increased by 5% =
  31. 31.220 increased by 15% =
  32. 32.70 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.775 increased by 12% =
  34. 34.334 decreased by 50% =
  35. 35.760 decreased by 10% =
  36. 36.175 increased by 12% =
  37. 37.320 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.600 decreased by 12% =
  39. 39.740 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.540 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 425
  2. 737
  3. 51
  4. 324
  5. 198
  6. 65
  7. 131
  8. 405
  9. 537
  10. 640
  11. 324
  12. 33
  13. 20
  14. 312
  15. 441
  16. 660
  17. 245
  18. 400
  19. 143
  20. 819
  21. 660
  22. 336
  23. 176
  24. 259
  25. 381
  26. 645
  27. 286
  28. 805
  29. 74
  30. 567
  31. 253
  32. 56
  33. 868
  34. 167
  35. 684
  36. 196
  37. 272
  38. 528
  39. 777
  40. 459

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