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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 602 · 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. 1.760 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.305 increased by 60% =
  3. 3.550 increased by 30% =
  4. 4.440 decreased by 15% =
  5. 5.60 decreased by 15% =
  6. 6.305 increased by 20% =
  7. 7.675 increased by 12% =
  8. 8.720 increased by 15% =
  9. 9.644 decreased by 50% =
  10. 10.500 increased by 35% =
  11. 11.164 increased by 50% =
  12. 12.114 decreased by 50% =
  13. 13.100 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.664 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.160 decreased by 15% =
  16. 16.170 decreased by 20% =
  17. 17.340 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.210 decreased by 10% =
  19. 19.560 increased by 15% =
  20. 20.500 increased by 5% =
  21. 21.100 decreased by 5% =
  22. 22.480 decreased by 5% =
  23. 23.540 decreased by 5% =
  24. 24.788 decreased by 25% =
  25. 25.480 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.338 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.520 increased by 5% =
  28. 28.495 increased by 40% =
  29. 29.50 increased by 40% =
  30. 30.308 decreased by 75% =
  31. 31.305 decreased by 40% =
  32. 32.575 decreased by 12% =
  33. 33.736 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.180 increased by 10% =
  35. 35.180 increased by 20% =
  36. 36.350 increased by 10% =
  37. 37.100 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.40 increased by 50% =
  39. 39.620 increased by 40% =
  40. 40.180 increased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 722
  2. 488
  3. 715
  4. 374
  5. 51
  6. 366
  7. 756
  8. 828
  9. 322
  10. 675
  11. 246
  12. 57
  13. 108
  14. 830
  15. 136
  16. 136
  17. 289
  18. 189
  19. 644
  20. 525
  21. 95
  22. 456
  23. 513
  24. 591
  25. 408
  26. 169
  27. 546
  28. 693
  29. 70
  30. 77
  31. 183
  32. 506
  33. 184
  34. 198
  35. 216
  36. 385
  37. 85
  38. 60
  39. 868
  40. 207

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