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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 47 · 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. 1.540 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.588 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.125 decreased by 12% =
  4. 4.120 increased by 5% =
  5. 5.770 decreased by 30% =
  6. 6.264 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.720 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.305 increased by 60% =
  9. 9.280 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.430 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.440 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.650 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.420 increased by 15% =
  14. 14.192 increased by 50% =
  15. 15.380 decreased by 35% =
  16. 16.790 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.350 decreased by 8% =
  18. 18.780 increased by 40% =
  19. 19.100 increased by 10% =
  20. 20.620 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.210 increased by 10% =
  22. 22.520 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.390 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.685 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.775 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.428 increased by 25% =
  27. 27.80 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.700 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.660 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.340 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.660 decreased by 60% =
  32. 32.460 decreased by 35% =
  33. 33.420 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.395 decreased by 40% =
  35. 35.75 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.675 decreased by 12% =
  37. 37.444 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.720 increased by 30% =
  39. 39.500 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.480 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 459
  2. 735
  3. 110
  4. 126
  5. 539
  6. 330
  7. 828
  8. 488
  9. 364
  10. 516
  11. 374
  12. 572
  13. 483
  14. 288
  15. 247
  16. 1185
  17. 322
  18. 1092
  19. 110
  20. 837
  21. 231
  22. 598
  23. 273
  24. 959
  25. 868
  26. 535
  27. 84
  28. 280
  29. 759
  30. 221
  31. 264
  32. 299
  33. 357
  34. 237
  35. 84
  36. 594
  37. 777
  38. 936
  39. 600
  40. 504

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