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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 576 · 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. 1.480 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.440 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.120 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.400 decreased by 12% =
  5. 5.105 decreased by 20% =
  6. 6.195 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.225 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.765 increased by 40% =
  9. 9.350 decreased by 12% =
  10. 10.760 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.580 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.575 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.130 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.325 increased by 8% =
  15. 15.488 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.175 increased by 60% =
  17. 17.175 decreased by 12% =
  18. 18.780 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.758 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.180 decreased by 35% =
  21. 21.734 increased by 50% =
  22. 22.660 decreased by 20% =
  23. 23.468 decreased by 75% =
  24. 24.775 decreased by 8% =
  25. 25.780 increased by 15% =
  26. 26.775 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.770 increased by 30% =
  28. 28.325 decreased by 12% =
  29. 29.236 decreased by 25% =
  30. 30.670 decreased by 10% =
  31. 31.800 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.325 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.670 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.475 increased by 12% =
  35. 35.160 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.310 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.750 decreased by 12% =
  38. 38.160 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.60 increased by 5% =
  40. 40.60 decreased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 408
  2. 704
  3. 126
  4. 352
  5. 84
  6. 273
  7. 207
  8. 1071
  9. 308
  10. 874
  11. 493
  12. 506
  13. 156
  14. 351
  15. 732
  16. 280
  17. 154
  18. 975
  19. 379
  20. 117
  21. 1101
  22. 528
  23. 117
  24. 713
  25. 897
  26. 837
  27. 1001
  28. 286
  29. 177
  30. 603
  31. 520
  32. 286
  33. 402
  34. 532
  35. 192
  36. 341
  37. 660
  38. 144
  39. 63
  40. 24

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