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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 487 · 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. 1.460 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.420 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.560 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.576 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.660 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.560 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.400 increased by 35% =
  8. 8.385 decreased by 60% =
  9. 9.360 increased by 5% =
  10. 10.486 decreased by 50% =
  11. 11.145 decreased by 20% =
  12. 12.710 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.405 increased by 60% =
  14. 14.700 decreased by 10% =
  15. 15.160 decreased by 25% =
  16. 16.510 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.730 increased by 20% =
  18. 18.515 increased by 60% =
  19. 19.640 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.306 decreased by 50% =
  21. 21.45 increased by 20% =
  22. 22.272 decreased by 25% =
  23. 23.800 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.50 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.592 increased by 25% =
  26. 26.280 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.740 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.396 increased by 75% =
  29. 29.558 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.500 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.340 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.675 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.100 increased by 25% =
  34. 34.700 decreased by 30% =
  35. 35.270 increased by 50% =
  36. 36.705 decreased by 60% =
  37. 37.650 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.712 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.220 increased by 10% =
  40. 40.300 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 391
  2. 483
  3. 588
  4. 144
  5. 693
  6. 532
  7. 540
  8. 154
  9. 378
  10. 243
  11. 116
  12. 994
  13. 648
  14. 630
  15. 120
  16. 816
  17. 876
  18. 824
  19. 416
  20. 153
  21. 54
  22. 204
  23. 680
  24. 54
  25. 740
  26. 70
  27. 962
  28. 693
  29. 279
  30. 475
  31. 374
  32. 621
  33. 125
  34. 490
  35. 405
  36. 282
  37. 598
  38. 534
  39. 242
  40. 255

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