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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 527 · 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. 1.560 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.514 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.240 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.118 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.300 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.780 decreased by 30% =
  7. 7.340 increased by 10% =
  8. 8.118 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.555 decreased by 40% =
  10. 10.770 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.290 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.60 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.100 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.720 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.300 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.790 increased by 50% =
  17. 17.224 decreased by 25% =
  18. 18.780 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.150 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.40 decreased by 40% =
  21. 21.550 decreased by 12% =
  22. 22.120 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.380 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.545 decreased by 60% =
  25. 25.375 increased by 12% =
  26. 26.675 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.310 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.300 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.50 decreased by 12% =
  30. 30.540 decreased by 35% =
  31. 31.164 decreased by 75% =
  32. 32.745 decreased by 20% =
  33. 33.560 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.690 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.350 decreased by 8% =
  36. 36.580 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.220 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.400 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.580 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.620 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 476
  2. 771
  3. 144
  4. 177
  5. 255
  6. 546
  7. 374
  8. 59
  9. 333
  10. 1001
  11. 203
  12. 51
  13. 105
  14. 360
  15. 255
  16. 1185
  17. 168
  18. 702
  19. 132
  20. 24
  21. 484
  22. 126
  23. 418
  24. 218
  25. 420
  26. 729
  27. 279
  28. 315
  29. 44
  30. 351
  31. 41
  32. 596
  33. 588
  34. 621
  35. 322
  36. 696
  37. 286
  38. 460
  39. 609
  40. 651

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