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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 549 · 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. 1.400 decreased by 75% =
  2. 2.100 increased by 15% =
  3. 3.560 decreased by 5% =
  4. 4.100 increased by 8% =
  5. 5.356 decreased by 75% =
  6. 6.250 decreased by 12% =
  7. 7.420 increased by 5% =
  8. 8.172 decreased by 25% =
  9. 9.540 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.160 increased by 5% =
  11. 11.670 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.780 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.130 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.560 increased by 15% =
  15. 15.155 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.400 increased by 35% =
  17. 17.600 increased by 5% =
  18. 18.110 increased by 30% =
  19. 19.690 decreased by 10% =
  20. 20.615 increased by 40% =
  21. 21.400 increased by 30% =
  22. 22.50 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.740 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.520 decreased by 50% =
  25. 25.380 increased by 30% =
  26. 26.180 decreased by 20% =
  27. 27.380 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.140 decreased by 15% =
  29. 29.760 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.140 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.330 decreased by 30% =
  32. 32.230 decreased by 60% =
  33. 33.175 decreased by 8% =
  34. 34.676 increased by 25% =
  35. 35.780 increased by 40% =
  36. 36.740 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.175 increased by 12% =
  38. 38.705 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.555 decreased by 60% =
  40. 40.345 increased by 40% =

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 115
  3. 532
  4. 108
  5. 89
  6. 220
  7. 441
  8. 129
  9. 459
  10. 168
  11. 938
  12. 1092
  13. 156
  14. 644
  15. 186
  16. 540
  17. 630
  18. 143
  19. 621
  20. 861
  21. 520
  22. 56
  23. 814
  24. 260
  25. 494
  26. 144
  27. 399
  28. 119
  29. 874
  30. 175
  31. 231
  32. 92
  33. 161
  34. 845
  35. 1092
  36. 777
  37. 196
  38. 846
  39. 222
  40. 483

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