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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 567 · 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. 1.780 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.92 increased by 75% =
  3. 3.520 increased by 15% =
  4. 4.600 increased by 35% =
  5. 5.580 increased by 15% =
  6. 6.128 increased by 75% =
  7. 7.412 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.186 decreased by 50% =
  9. 9.220 decreased by 30% =
  10. 10.250 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.640 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.250 decreased by 8% =
  13. 13.700 decreased by 5% =
  14. 14.670 increased by 10% =
  15. 15.290 decreased by 30% =
  16. 16.748 increased by 25% =
  17. 17.50 increased by 12% =
  18. 18.600 increased by 20% =
  19. 19.180 decreased by 15% =
  20. 20.78 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.285 decreased by 60% =
  22. 22.50 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.760 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.150 increased by 12% =
  25. 25.60 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.500 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.136 decreased by 75% =
  28. 28.450 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.780 increased by 25% =
  30. 30.660 decreased by 5% =
  31. 31.325 decreased by 20% =
  32. 32.608 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.220 increased by 20% =
  34. 34.460 increased by 30% =
  35. 35.225 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.115 increased by 20% =
  37. 37.325 decreased by 8% =
  38. 38.710 decreased by 20% =
  39. 39.180 increased by 30% =
  40. 40.675 increased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 663
  2. 161
  3. 598
  4. 810
  5. 667
  6. 224
  7. 515
  8. 93
  9. 154
  10. 225
  11. 736
  12. 230
  13. 665
  14. 737
  15. 203
  16. 935
  17. 56
  18. 720
  19. 153
  20. 117
  21. 114
  22. 44
  23. 532
  24. 168
  25. 84
  26. 700
  27. 34
  28. 495
  29. 975
  30. 627
  31. 260
  32. 152
  33. 264
  34. 598
  35. 198
  36. 138
  37. 299
  38. 568
  39. 234
  40. 756

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