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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 615 · 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. 1.330 decreased by 40% =
  2. 2.620 decreased by 5% =
  3. 3.290 increased by 40% =
  4. 4.680 decreased by 5% =
  5. 5.700 decreased by 35% =
  6. 6.665 decreased by 20% =
  7. 7.480 increased by 30% =
  8. 8.708 increased by 25% =
  9. 9.620 increased by 30% =
  10. 10.800 decreased by 10% =
  11. 11.690 decreased by 10% =
  12. 12.180 decreased by 15% =
  13. 13.200 decreased by 20% =
  14. 14.340 decreased by 15% =
  15. 15.660 increased by 5% =
  16. 16.120 increased by 75% =
  17. 17.620 increased by 15% =
  18. 18.580 increased by 75% =
  19. 19.194 decreased by 50% =
  20. 20.115 increased by 20% =
  21. 21.304 increased by 75% =
  22. 22.565 increased by 60% =
  23. 23.660 decreased by 40% =
  24. 24.550 increased by 20% =
  25. 25.350 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.728 increased by 75% =
  27. 27.475 decreased by 8% =
  28. 28.720 decreased by 30% =
  29. 29.764 decreased by 50% =
  30. 30.628 decreased by 25% =
  31. 31.148 increased by 25% =
  32. 32.800 increased by 75% =
  33. 33.85 decreased by 40% =
  34. 34.640 decreased by 25% =
  35. 35.140 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.280 decreased by 15% =
  37. 37.780 increased by 30% =
  38. 38.440 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.140 increased by 15% =
  40. 40.335 increased by 60% =

Answer key

  1. 198
  2. 589
  3. 406
  4. 646
  5. 455
  6. 532
  7. 624
  8. 885
  9. 806
  10. 720
  11. 621
  12. 153
  13. 160
  14. 289
  15. 693
  16. 210
  17. 713
  18. 1015
  19. 97
  20. 138
  21. 532
  22. 904
  23. 396
  24. 660
  25. 560
  26. 1274
  27. 437
  28. 504
  29. 382
  30. 471
  31. 185
  32. 1400
  33. 51
  34. 480
  35. 119
  36. 238
  37. 1014
  38. 330
  39. 161
  40. 536

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