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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 538 · 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. 1.300 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.240 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.260 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.140 decreased by 20% =
  5. 5.535 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.200 decreased by 5% =
  7. 7.636 decreased by 25% =
  8. 8.410 decreased by 40% =
  9. 9.225 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.155 increased by 20% =
  11. 11.720 increased by 75% =
  12. 12.160 increased by 60% =
  13. 13.624 increased by 50% =
  14. 14.700 decreased by 60% =
  15. 15.615 decreased by 60% =
  16. 16.160 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.770 decreased by 30% =
  18. 18.100 increased by 15% =
  19. 19.265 increased by 20% =
  20. 20.510 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.180 increased by 5% =
  22. 22.80 decreased by 35% =
  23. 23.800 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.564 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.580 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.185 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.696 increased by 75% =
  28. 28.236 decreased by 25% =
  29. 29.195 increased by 20% =
  30. 30.50 decreased by 12% =
  31. 31.180 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.720 increased by 20% =
  33. 33.90 decreased by 60% =
  34. 34.364 decreased by 75% =
  35. 35.120 increased by 5% =
  36. 36.280 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.444 increased by 75% =
  38. 38.625 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.430 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.125 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 285
  2. 276
  3. 221
  4. 112
  5. 749
  6. 190
  7. 477
  8. 246
  9. 198
  10. 186
  11. 1260
  12. 256
  13. 936
  14. 280
  15. 246
  16. 216
  17. 539
  18. 115
  19. 318
  20. 612
  21. 189
  22. 52
  23. 560
  24. 282
  25. 667
  26. 148
  27. 1218
  28. 177
  29. 234
  30. 44
  31. 171
  32. 864
  33. 36
  34. 91
  35. 126
  36. 448
  37. 777
  38. 500
  39. 559
  40. 110

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