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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 531 · 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. 1.675 decreased by 8% =
  2. 2.675 decreased by 12% =
  3. 3.500 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.440 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.400 increased by 35% =
  6. 6.172 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.360 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.425 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.580 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.640 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.680 decreased by 30% =
  12. 12.100 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.190 decreased by 30% =
  14. 14.550 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.200 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.680 decreased by 15% =
  17. 17.405 decreased by 20% =
  18. 18.140 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.312 increased by 75% =
  20. 20.445 decreased by 20% =
  21. 21.304 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.596 increased by 75% =
  23. 23.376 increased by 25% =
  24. 24.580 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.240 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.795 increased by 60% =
  27. 27.460 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.740 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.608 increased by 50% =
  30. 30.500 increased by 15% =
  31. 31.450 increased by 10% =
  32. 32.640 decreased by 10% =
  33. 33.80 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.225 increased by 40% =
  35. 35.360 decreased by 75% =
  36. 36.764 decreased by 75% =
  37. 37.315 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.480 increased by 15% =
  39. 39.542 increased by 50% =
  40. 40.228 decreased by 75% =

Answer key

  1. 621
  2. 594
  3. 575
  4. 374
  5. 540
  6. 86
  7. 378
  8. 476
  9. 493
  10. 736
  11. 476
  12. 90
  13. 133
  14. 605
  15. 210
  16. 578
  17. 324
  18. 245
  19. 546
  20. 356
  21. 532
  22. 1043
  23. 470
  24. 609
  25. 384
  26. 1272
  27. 621
  28. 703
  29. 912
  30. 575
  31. 495
  32. 576
  33. 72
  34. 315
  35. 90
  36. 191
  37. 252
  38. 552
  39. 813
  40. 57

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