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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 580 · 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. 1.700 decreased by 15% =
  2. 2.400 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.655 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.630 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.456 decreased by 25% =
  6. 6.625 increased by 60% =
  7. 7.425 decreased by 8% =
  8. 8.520 decreased by 5% =
  9. 9.784 increased by 75% =
  10. 10.40 increased by 30% =
  11. 11.65 increased by 40% =
  12. 12.100 increased by 30% =
  13. 13.220 decreased by 25% =
  14. 14.756 decreased by 25% =
  15. 15.660 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.516 decreased by 75% =
  17. 17.525 increased by 8% =
  18. 18.140 decreased by 75% =
  19. 19.380 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.150 increased by 12% =
  21. 21.350 increased by 8% =
  22. 22.600 decreased by 12% =
  23. 23.130 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.500 increased by 35% =
  25. 25.240 increased by 35% =
  26. 26.92 decreased by 75% =
  27. 27.220 decreased by 5% =
  28. 28.415 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.270 increased by 10% =
  30. 30.80 decreased by 30% =
  31. 31.295 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.575 decreased by 8% =
  33. 33.400 increased by 35% =
  34. 34.515 decreased by 20% =
  35. 35.725 increased by 12% =
  36. 36.610 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.274 decreased by 50% =
  38. 38.240 decreased by 15% =
  39. 39.655 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.420 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 595
  2. 540
  3. 1048
  4. 945
  5. 342
  6. 1000
  7. 391
  8. 494
  9. 1372
  10. 52
  11. 91
  12. 130
  13. 165
  14. 567
  15. 891
  16. 129
  17. 567
  18. 35
  19. 285
  20. 168
  21. 378
  22. 528
  23. 78
  24. 675
  25. 324
  26. 23
  27. 209
  28. 581
  29. 297
  30. 56
  31. 177
  32. 529
  33. 540
  34. 412
  35. 812
  36. 549
  37. 137
  38. 204
  39. 917
  40. 483

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