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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 560 · 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. 1.100 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.530 decreased by 50% =
  3. 3.50 decreased by 40% =
  4. 4.320 decreased by 75% =
  5. 5.60 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.464 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.490 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.40 decreased by 35% =
  9. 9.475 decreased by 60% =
  10. 10.75 decreased by 12% =
  11. 11.488 decreased by 25% =
  12. 12.650 decreased by 40% =
  13. 13.52 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.490 decreased by 40% =
  15. 15.385 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.600 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.510 increased by 60% =
  18. 18.800 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.100 increased by 35% =
  20. 20.300 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.170 decreased by 10% =
  22. 22.340 increased by 35% =
  23. 23.100 decreased by 15% =
  24. 24.775 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.260 decreased by 35% =
  26. 26.710 decreased by 10% =
  27. 27.620 decreased by 10% =
  28. 28.540 decreased by 5% =
  29. 29.140 increased by 35% =
  30. 30.600 decreased by 15% =
  31. 31.250 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.680 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.310 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.280 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.75 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.368 increased by 75% =
  37. 37.80 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.300 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.40 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.732 increased by 25% =

Answer key

  1. 85
  2. 265
  3. 30
  4. 80
  5. 39
  6. 232
  7. 441
  8. 26
  9. 190
  10. 66
  11. 366
  12. 390
  13. 39
  14. 294
  15. 231
  16. 528
  17. 816
  18. 1000
  19. 135
  20. 195
  21. 153
  22. 459
  23. 85
  24. 837
  25. 169
  26. 639
  27. 558
  28. 513
  29. 189
  30. 510
  31. 400
  32. 782
  33. 372
  34. 210
  35. 84
  36. 644
  37. 68
  38. 195
  39. 46
  40. 915

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