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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 60 · 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. 1.360 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.120 increased by 35% =
  3. 3.140 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.276 increased by 50% =
  5. 5.560 increased by 5% =
  6. 6.485 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.435 decreased by 20% =
  8. 8.600 decreased by 15% =
  9. 9.640 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.225 increased by 12% =
  11. 11.190 decreased by 60% =
  12. 12.700 decreased by 10% =
  13. 13.415 increased by 20% =
  14. 14.476 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.120 increased by 30% =
  16. 16.50 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.425 decreased by 60% =
  18. 18.735 decreased by 20% =
  19. 19.702 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.550 decreased by 8% =
  21. 21.280 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.745 decreased by 60% =
  23. 23.105 decreased by 20% =
  24. 24.700 increased by 10% =
  25. 25.620 decreased by 5% =
  26. 26.170 increased by 40% =
  27. 27.785 decreased by 40% =
  28. 28.660 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.55 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.236 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.240 decreased by 5% =
  32. 32.700 decreased by 15% =
  33. 33.500 increased by 8% =
  34. 34.335 decreased by 60% =
  35. 35.600 decreased by 12% =
  36. 36.260 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.60 decreased by 35% =
  38. 38.340 decreased by 10% =
  39. 39.165 increased by 20% =
  40. 40.800 decreased by 12% =

Answer key

  1. 414
  2. 162
  3. 147
  4. 414
  5. 588
  6. 388
  7. 348
  8. 510
  9. 832
  10. 252
  11. 76
  12. 630
  13. 498
  14. 595
  15. 156
  16. 56
  17. 170
  18. 588
  19. 351
  20. 506
  21. 266
  22. 298
  23. 84
  24. 770
  25. 589
  26. 238
  27. 471
  28. 693
  29. 88
  30. 59
  31. 228
  32. 595
  33. 540
  34. 134
  35. 528
  36. 273
  37. 39
  38. 306
  39. 198
  40. 704

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