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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 61 · 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. 1.520 decreased by 5% =
  2. 2.408 increased by 25% =
  3. 3.450 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.100 increased by 15% =
  5. 5.225 decreased by 60% =
  6. 6.236 decreased by 75% =
  7. 7.590 increased by 20% =
  8. 8.380 increased by 35% =
  9. 9.120 increased by 15% =
  10. 10.240 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.140 decreased by 15% =
  12. 12.130 increased by 40% =
  13. 13.615 increased by 40% =
  14. 14.550 decreased by 8% =
  15. 15.100 increased by 35% =
  16. 16.50 decreased by 12% =
  17. 17.456 increased by 25% =
  18. 18.188 increased by 50% =
  19. 19.448 increased by 25% =
  20. 20.100 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.460 increased by 15% =
  22. 22.480 increased by 5% =
  23. 23.90 decreased by 30% =
  24. 24.45 increased by 60% =
  25. 25.210 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.300 increased by 8% =
  27. 27.435 increased by 40% =
  28. 28.760 increased by 15% =
  29. 29.800 increased by 12% =
  30. 30.360 increased by 10% =
  31. 31.675 increased by 60% =
  32. 32.308 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.710 decreased by 10% =
  34. 34.380 decreased by 10% =
  35. 35.760 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.140 increased by 5% =
  37. 37.284 increased by 25% =
  38. 38.400 increased by 40% =
  39. 39.320 decreased by 15% =
  40. 40.625 decreased by 8% =

Answer key

  1. 494
  2. 510
  3. 720
  4. 115
  5. 90
  6. 59
  7. 708
  8. 513
  9. 138
  10. 204
  11. 119
  12. 182
  13. 861
  14. 506
  15. 135
  16. 44
  17. 570
  18. 282
  19. 560
  20. 120
  21. 529
  22. 504
  23. 63
  24. 72
  25. 294
  26. 324
  27. 609
  28. 874
  29. 896
  30. 396
  31. 1080
  32. 539
  33. 639
  34. 342
  35. 532
  36. 147
  37. 355
  38. 560
  39. 272
  40. 575

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