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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 472 · 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. 2.300 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.194 increased by 50% =
  4. 4.380 increased by 30% =
  5. 5.360 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.245 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.610 decreased by 60% =
  8. 8.625 decreased by 12% =
  9. 9.480 increased by 40% =
  10. 10.200 increased by 10% =
  11. 11.336 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.425 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.770 decreased by 60% =
  14. 14.350 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.700 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.580 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.240 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.125 increased by 12% =
  19. 19.120 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.500 increased by 35% =
  21. 21.285 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.712 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.400 increased by 12% =
  24. 24.670 increased by 40% =
  25. 25.160 increased by 5% =
  26. 26.480 increased by 20% =
  27. 27.260 decreased by 35% =
  28. 28.660 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.260 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.208 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.730 increased by 40% =
  32. 32.320 decreased by 25% =
  33. 33.450 increased by 10% =
  34. 34.400 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.225 increased by 8% =
  36. 36.580 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.600 increased by 10% =
  38. 38.65 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.720 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.160 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 459
  2. 345
  3. 291
  4. 494
  5. 306
  6. 294
  7. 244
  8. 550
  9. 672
  10. 220
  11. 252
  12. 170
  13. 308
  14. 322
  15. 945
  16. 464
  17. 168
  18. 140
  19. 108
  20. 675
  21. 342
  22. 356
  23. 448
  24. 938
  25. 168
  26. 576
  27. 169
  28. 693
  29. 247
  30. 156
  31. 1022
  32. 240
  33. 495
  34. 540
  35. 243
  36. 522
  37. 660
  38. 91
  39. 828
  40. 184

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