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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 526 · 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. 1.600 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.510 decreased by 10% =
  3. 3.700 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.285 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.144 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.460 increased by 15% =
  7. 7.150 decreased by 30% =
  8. 8.600 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.280 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.430 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.680 decreased by 35% =
  12. 12.690 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.660 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.464 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.744 decreased by 75% =
  16. 16.280 decreased by 35% =
  17. 17.252 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.396 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.50 decreased by 60% =
  20. 20.476 increased by 25% =
  21. 21.256 decreased by 25% =
  22. 22.265 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.140 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.600 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.800 decreased by 30% =
  26. 26.340 decreased by 35% =
  27. 27.496 decreased by 25% =
  28. 28.235 decreased by 60% =
  29. 29.470 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.790 increased by 30% =
  31. 31.400 increased by 8% =
  32. 32.612 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.280 decreased by 15% =
  34. 34.275 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.680 decreased by 5% =
  36. 36.120 decreased by 25% =
  37. 37.695 increased by 40% =
  38. 38.710 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.154 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.635 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 570
  2. 459
  3. 805
  4. 228
  5. 108
  6. 529
  7. 105
  8. 690
  9. 322
  10. 387
  11. 442
  12. 897
  13. 693
  14. 580
  15. 186
  16. 182
  17. 315
  18. 198
  19. 20
  20. 595
  21. 192
  22. 212
  23. 126
  24. 810
  25. 560
  26. 221
  27. 372
  28. 94
  29. 517
  30. 1027
  31. 432
  32. 153
  33. 238
  34. 308
  35. 646
  36. 90
  37. 973
  38. 568
  39. 231
  40. 254

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